Reflections on motivation (RoP6)

Ed. Gary Chambers

Motivation is a pressing concern for everyone in the languages field, not only as a means of stimulating maximum learning but also, more crucially, as a way of encouraging more pupils to continue with a language. Reflections on motivation explores activities which have succeeded in motivating foreign language learners and the rationale behind them. It deals specifically with issues high on current agendas – ICT, vocationally oriented approaches, independent learning, primary languages – and looks at their potential to motivate. Drawing on the work and experience of colleagues in universities, schools and LAs, it provides a blend of theory and practical classroom application.

Contents

Introduction. Gary Chambers

Part1: Dörnyei's Learning Situation Level

Motivation in language learning: a Glasgow snapshot. Jane O'Reilly Cavani • Gender differences in pupils' perceptions of modern foreign languages. Amanda Barton • What turns them on and what turns them off? Keith Marshall • Able pupils in modern foreign languages. David Stork • Turning things around – interview with … Susan Chamberlain & Steven Fawkes • ICT makes it click. Jim McElwee

Part 2: Dörnyei's Learner Level
Metacognition and motivation – learning to learn. Terry Lamb • A more adult way of learning. Kim Brown • A vocational framework and its potential to motivate. Jenifer Alison • Primary foreign languages: the Key Stage 2–3 transfer point. Ann Gregory • Where do we go from here? Gary Chambers

Appeals to teachers, trainers, trainees, advisers, inspectors and researchers alike

2001 | 144pp | ISBN-13: 978-1-902031-44-6 | ISBN-10: 1-902031-44-X | £10 | Order this title online

See also:
Boosting boy's motivation in MFL

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