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 Motivation. How to Motivate Students at the English Lessons

  Well- known proverb says that a good beginning makes a good ending. So, to start a lesson with the motivation means to begin doing something with the enthusiasm. It is better to start with Warm-up Activities in groups of 4 and think up one word that describes “motivation” during 2-3 minutes. First, we’re going to get into groups with the proverbs written on two pieces of paper.

Task 1. Unite into groups.

•          Find the other half to your proverb.
•          Take one minute to discuss your proverb and share to the other groups

Task 2. Get to know your group.

•          Take some minutes to get to know each other better.
•          What’s your favorite thing about being a student?
•          When did you decide to teach English?
•          Name one personal strength that you have as a student.

 Task 3. In your group make a list of things that motivate you personally.

What motivates YOU every day?

•          It’s 6:00 a.m. and your alarm is going off. You are physically and mentally tired but you know you have to go and study.
•          What motivates you to get out of bed on mornings like this?

There are 2 types of motivation:

•          Intrinsic Motivation

•           this is simply doing something because it’s personally rewarding.
•           for example, you might play a sport because you enjoy it.

•          Extrinsic Motivation

•           this is when external factors are required to motivate you towards doing something.
•           for example, you might play a sport to win a trophy.

Motivation in many ways is a responsibility of the teacher, to intrinsically motivate their students to perform and do well in English, or in any subject.

Intrinsic motivation is much more useful when learning and makes teaching easier. Extrinsic motivation can be a very useful tool, especially to encourage students to do something they have absolutely no interest in. The focus should be on using the students’ intrinsic motivations—their real motivations—to help them to learn.

Let’s think of ideas of how to motivate your students from younger to older.

For Younger Students there are:

-Games - A Fun Video – Songs-  Creative Coupons- Class Awards- Positive Feedback

For Older Students there are:

-A homework pass - Extra points they can add to a low mark - Drop the lowest mark -Listening to music - Extra free time – Videos

Tips for Motivating Students :

1. Know your audience! As students get older, they are not always motivated by grammar and studying, but they do want to learn English to read comic books, watch movies or follow a soccer game, and you can work with this.
2. Praise students in big and small ways! Praise effort NOT intelligence. Congratulate students on good marks; even a simple “Good job!” can raise students’ confidence.
3. Expect Excellence! Set high, yet realistic expectations. Don’t grade arbitrarily. Give clear grading criteria to the student’s before the assignment is due!
4. Spread Excitement! Show your enthusiasm in the subject and use appropriate, concrete and understandable examples to help students understand it. If students feel that the teacher is excited about what they will be learning, they will be more accepting of the new information.
5. Relate Lessons to Students’ Lives! Students will care more if they identify themselves or their everyday lives in what they’re learning.
6. Track Improvement. On difficult lessons, it can feel impossible, so try to remind students that they’ve come a long way. Set achievable, short-term goals, emphasize improvement, or revisit mastered concepts that they once struggled with to refresh their confidence. Create a syllabus for each class so students can see what they will be learning and what to expect in the class.

Lastly, it isn’t just about motivating students, but also about motivating ourselves.

Come up with five reasons WHY you love being a teacher and why you do this!