{"product_id":"motivation-in-second-language-acquisition-von-bjorn-saemann","title":"Motivation in second language acquisition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,3, University of Hildesheim (Englisch als Fremdsprache), course: Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: This paper is about motivation in second language acquisition. First the term\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿motivation¿ will be defined and explained. Afterwards this paper will explain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat different kinds of motivation exist and how they help to learn language. I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill focus on the work of Rod Ellis and Robert C. Gardner as well as the works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Kimberly A. Noels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final part of the paper will discuss motivation in the classroom and how to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimprove the motivation of students as a teacher. For this part I will focuse on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe works of J. Brophy. Motivation is often named together with aptitude. Therefore it is vital to define\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe difference between aptitude and motivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllis (2008:75) states while aptitude describes the ¿cognitive abilities that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderlie successful L2 acquisition, motivation involves the attitudes and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaffective states that influence the degree of effort that learners make to learn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean L2¿.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo aptitude is a more or less stable component which the individual can not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirectly interfere with. Motivation on the other hand is a component that can\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echange comparatively fast and can be altered by the learner himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGardner (2001) writes that motivation describes the driving force behind the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeffort of a learner. Motivation consists of three elements. The first element is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿effort¿. A more motivated learner will put more effort in his or her studies. He\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill be open to do extra work in order to improve his language skills, spend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore time with studying for the language and even deal with the subject on a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esubconscious level. [...]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783640333196\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783640333196","offer_id":39440904159325,"sku":"9783640333196","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/e36ce58f-f572-4134-8273-dedcdea4a249.jpg?v=1777611756","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/motivation-in-second-language-acquisition-von-bjorn-saemann","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}