Motivational strategies Self assessment for teachers Read through all the strategies for motivating students at all

l ages and assess yourself.

1. Creating the basic motivational conditions

1. Develop a personal relationship with your students Show students that you accept and care about them Pay attention and listen to each of them Indicate to them that you are available at any time 2. Develop a collaborative relationship with the students parents Keep parents regularly informed about their childrens progress Ask for assistance in performing certain supportive tasks at home . Create a pleasant and supportive classroom atmosphere stablish a norm of tolerance ncourage risk!taking and make them realise that making mistakes is a natural part of learning "ring in and encourage humour ncourage learners to personalise the classroom with their work !. "romote the development of group cohesiveness #ry and promote plenty of interaction$ cooperation and the sharing of personal information in language activities. %ot &pets'$ but &my pets(' )se icebreakers not *ust at the start of a course but regularly in class )se plenty of pair work and small group work changing the members in every class #ry and prevent learners sitting with the same partners Include activities that lead to whole!group tasks and small group competition games Promote the building of a group &legend' #. $egotiate a set of class rules openly and have them accepted by everyone +lass rules at the start of the year to establish working in class ,plain the importance of the rule and how they help learning %egotiate additional rules as the year moves on when necessary Put the class rules on display with the conse-uences for breaking them %. &nsure the class rules are observed .ake sure that you keep your side of the deal /ont allow rule violations to go unnoticed

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2. 'enerating initial motivational

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1. "romote peer role models Invite more senior students to visit a younger class to encourage them to study nglish /esign a class newsletter with e,amples of their work ncourage the students to be enthusiastic about their language learning through e,ample 2. (aise students interest in learning &nglish 1ighlight the aspects of learning nglish that you think they will en*oy in class .ake their first encounters with you as their teacher a positive learning e,perience . "romote positive open)minded values towards &nglish and the countries where it is spo*en and towards foreignness in general #ry to include a socio!cultural component in your planning 2uote positive views about language learning ncourage students to e,plore the Internet specifically for information about nglish!speaking countries ncourage cultural pro*ects contrasting the students own culture with those of the nglish!speaking world !. "romote the students awareness of the values associated with the *nowledge of &nglish Remind students regularly of what a mastery of nglish will mean for them in the future Remind the students regularly about the role that nglish plays in the world highlighting its usefulness for them and their country and community ncourage the students to use nglish in real!life situations #. +ncrease the students e,pectancy of success in tas*s and in learning languages in general. .ake sure that students have plenty of time for preparing their language tasks .ake sure that they know what success in the task involves .ake sure that there are no serious obstacles to success %. +nform the students why they are doing a specific tas* and the benefits for them as students of &nglish Remind students how classroom activities will help them Keep the ob*ectives and tasks of the lesson achievable -. Ma*e the curriculum and learning materials relevant to the students )se a needs analysis to find out their needs$ goals and interests and build these into your teaching as much as possible Relate nglish to everyday e,perience and real world use of the language. .. /elp students to create realistic ob0ectives /iscuss with students what a successful language learner is and what can make them successful
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. Maintaining and protecting motivation

1. Ma*e learning more en0oyable and stimulating by brea*ing the monotony of classroom events 4ary the classroom tasks as much as you can. /ont make your teaching predictable /o the une,pected from time to time( 2. Ma*e learning stimulating and en0oyable for the learners by increasing the attractiveness of the tas*s .ake tasks challenging Include novel$ e,otic$ humorous$ competitive or fantasy Personalise learning tasks /esign tasks that have a &finished' product . Ma*e learning stimulating and en0oyable for the learners by ma*ing them active tas* participants Select tasks that involve learners not only mentally but physically #ry to create specific roles and tasks for everyone !. "resent and carry out tas*s in a motivating way Always e,plain the purpose of a task 5het the students appetite about the task content to raise their e,pectation Provide appropriate strategies to carry out the task .onitor students progress during tasks and provide feedback #. "rovide learners with regular e,perience of success Provide students with a variety of ways of feeling successful in the language class Ad*ust the difficulty of the task to the students abilities /esign tests and task that focus on what learners can do rather than what they cannot do %. 1uild your students confidence in their learning abilities by teaching them a variety of learner strategies #each students learning strategies to facilitate the intake of new learning #each students communication strategies to help them in speaking activities -. +ncrease student motivation by promoting cooperation among learners Set up tasks in which teams of learners are asked to work together towards the same goal #ake into account team output not always the individual output in completing tasks Provide students with some &social' training to teach them how best to work in a team .. +ncrease student motivation by actively promoting learner autonomy #ry to include a choice of task for learners Adopt the role of facilitator and stand back once you have set up the task. .onitor the task from a distance.
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2. &ncouraging positive self)evaluation ncourage students to e,plain their success or failure in a task