[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036]
Motivated learners are more likely to engage in the learning process both inside and outside the classroom. However, it is sometimes difficult to determine exactly what it is that motivates learners. Is it their individual desire to learn, or is it the materials we use, or could it be what actually goes on in the classroom?
In this webinar, Craig Thaine looks at the recent history of motivation in English language teaching and outlines ways that teachers can think about motivation. He explores how teaching materials and real-time classroom interaction can inhibit or promote learner motivation. Craig also considers what aspects of the learning process teachers can most easily influence in terms of developing motivation and explores practical ways of doing this.