Students’ motivation in the classroom

Every day when a teacher arrives to a classroom she/he has a specific objective to reach and, it depends a lot on students and teachers´ attitudes and motivation that is, because the way students learn a language is not just about the Teachers´ attitude but also about the students´ attitude towards it, sometimes Ss need to be push up to start the process of learning a new language such as English, because they can feel afraid or shy when they have to perform the new language in front of many new people; for that reason teachers have the duty to help Students to feel comfortable in the classroom and to build confidence on them. Thus, the solution to the problem is given but How can teachers incentive this motivation to learn?

The first and most important aspect in the English teaching process is the motivation that Students receive from the Teachers and the community in some occasions, this motivation has to do with the attitudes which can be positive or negative toward the language; according to Ellis( 1994, cited by Elyildirim and Ashton 2006) ¨Students ability to learn a second language can be influenced by their attitudes towards the target language¨, it means that Students need to have a positive thinking of the second language and the foreign culture too. Consequently, the Teacher´s objective is, to increase Students motivation on the language learning; as a result, to reach this goal the Teacher can use different language teaching strategies such as the use of pictures, songs, movies, internet and other innovative technologies which can help him/her to motivate and encourage students to acquire the language thanks to the use of real life situation and actual technologies. Besides that, there is another important thing that has to be taken into account when motivating students and it is the environment in which they are going to learn.

The environment in which Students are learning, is important because it helps Students to feel secure and take risks if it is necessary; in addition, a good environment can be provided by the teacher and classmates showing respect to each other and by the Teacher when she/he corrects the mistakes at the appropriate moment; according to some studies like Yashima( 2002, cited by Elyildirim and Ashton 2006)find that motivated Students have greater self confidence in their second language , resulting in a greater willingness to communicate . That means, that the Students proficiency depends on the motivation they receive during the language learning process, and this motivation can be provided not just by the Teacher but for the other Students too, while they are sharing in the classroom atmosphere.

As a conclusion, teachers are very important encouraging Students to learn because they know students abilities, weaknesses and strengthens and some of them have the opportunity to know their feelings. For that reason, to be a teacher can be classified as a multifunctional profession where people can be psychologists, friends and doctors to be able to motivate the pupils and push them up to continue being successful in life. And remember that a single teacher can change many students life.

Elyildirim, S., and Ashton, S.2006.Creating Positive Attitudes Towards English as a Foreign Language. In English Teaching Forum.44 (4).Review Board. Washington DC