Иманкулова Радха Нуриддиновна

Южно-Казахстанский государственный университет имени М.Ауезова, Кахахстан

Students motivation to learn

The aim of this research work is to reveal the importance of students’ motivation to learn, to suggest some useful tips for teachers to motivate their students.

The field of investigation is methods of foreign language teaching and psychology. It is necessary to know that any action is accompanied by any motive. Learning often becomes associated with drudgery instead of delight. A large number of students more than one in four leave school before graduating. Many more are physically present in the classroom but largely mentally absent; they fail to invest themselves fully in the experience of learning.

Awareness of how students' attitudes and beliefs about learning develop and what facilitates learning for its own sake can assist educators in reducing student apathy.

Student motivation naturally has to do with students' desire to participate in the learning process. But it also concerns the reasons or goals that underlie their involvement or non involvement in academic activities. The term MOTIVATION TO LEARN has a slightly different meaning. It is defined by one author as "the meaningfulness, value, and benefits of academic tasks to the learner--regardless of whether or not they are intrinsically interesting" (Hermine Marshall 1987).

8 rules of motivation Rule 1: Emphasize the most critical concepts continuously.

Rule 2: Provide students with a "visual aid" when possible to explain abstract concepts.

Rule 3: Rely on logic when applicable.

Rule 4: Use in-class activities to reinforce newly presented material.

Rule 5: Help students create a "link" when teaching something new.

Rule 6: Recognize the importance of vocabulary in a course.

Rule 7: Treat students with respect.

Rule 8: Hold students to a high standard.

Tips for teachers to motivate learners:

Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

Question skills

Add playful elements to the lesson

In conclusion we got to know that students’ motives to learn directly depends on teachers’ attitude to them, teachers’ methods of teaching, teachers mood during the lesson, teachers’ skills to hold the lesson and to work with learners. The tasks of the lesson should be of different kinds directly relating or non relating to the theme of the given lesson. Teachers should try to create various tasks to increase the students’ interest and desire to learn. If the teacher’s aim at the lesson is foggy, the learners sit as the blind. Learners must know why and what for they come to the lesson, learn and just work with their teacher. Teachers should take into the consideration types of information that is given for their learners, language styles of the learners and psychological nature of their learners. Anyway, teachers should follow three main rules of teaching and motivating their learners. They are teacher’s own example, individual approach and creating the magic thing.

References

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