THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN LEARNING EFL SECONDARY LEVEL 
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Contents:
Introduction................................................................................................................3
The role of motivation in the EFL classroom……………………………………….4
Sources of motivation…………………………………………………………..…...4
Factors that affect motivation…………………………………………………….....7
Motivational strategies……………………………………………………………....8
Creating the basic motivational conditions……………………………...…........8
A pleasant and supportive classroom atmosphere....................................9
A cohesive learner group characterised by appropriate group norms.......9
Increasing the learners’ “goal-orientedness”…………………………..10
Making the curriculum relevant to the learners………………………..10
Creating realistic learner beliefs………………………………..……...10
Maintaining and protecting motivation……………………………………......10
Increasing learners’ self-confidence…………………………..……….11
Creating learner autonomy………………………………………….....11
Encouraging positive self-evaluation…………………………………..12
Variables in motivation……………………………………………………….……12
Value………………………………………………………………….………..12
Expectancy………………………………………………………..………........12
Feelings………………………………………………………………………...13
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………….14
References………………………………………………………………………….15
1. Introduction
2. The role of motivation in the EFL classroom
The first step in tackling the problem of motivation is that the teachers need to understand and appreciate the role and importance of motivation in any learning.
In second language learning as in every other field of human learning, motivation is the critical force which determines whether a learner embarks on a task at all, how much energy he devotes to it, and how long he perseveres. It is a complex phenomenon and includes many components: the individual’s drive, need for achievement and success, curiosity, desire for stimulation and new experience, and so on. These factors play a role in every kind of learning situation.
3. Sources of motivation
Educational psychologists point to three major sources of motivation in learning:
The learner’s natural interest: intrinsic satisfaction
The teacher/institution/employment: extrinsic reward
Success in the task: combining satisfaction and reward
In general, explanations regarding the source(s) of motivation can be categorized as either extrinsic (outside the person) or intrinsic (internal to the person). Intrinsic sources and corresponding theories can be further subcategorized as either body/physical, mind/mental (i.e., cognitive, affective, conative) or transpersonal/spiritual.
Note: Conation = inclination to act purposefully; impulse. (Webster's)

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