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      How do you motivate your students?
      Submitted by Rob Lewis on 12 July, 2011 - 14:03

      How do you motivate your students? Watch the answers below, recorded at IATEFL 2011, and leave your ideas below.


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      Hana Jumah's picture
      Hana Jumah
      Motivation
      Submitted on 30 July, 2011 - 08:27

      I agree that motivation is an important factor not only in language learning but in all life activities. I think that motivation depends on the interests and personalities of learners. It took different shapes and styles and so does motivation. What works here might not work there.

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      mceupc
      Personal teacher styles towards motivating students
      Submitted on 30 July, 2011 - 19:01

      Dear All

      Thanks, Robert, for reminding us of/ bringing to us all a flavour of IATEFL 2011.

      All these colleagues have expressed something relevant in their viewpoints.

      I would sum it up in my personal way:

      * showing interest in what the students think and do

      * getting enthusiastically involved in their activities

      * letting them voice their opinions

      * discussing real life issues/ contemporary ones

      *praising their progress, and also making them realize how important it is learning from mistakes

      * making it all fun and respectful simultaneously

       

      All the best,

      Maria

       

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      nitay
      Motivation
      Submitted on 2 August, 2011 - 08:55

      I agree with all the speakers -motivation can comes from making the material interestin, listening to the students respecting them and their opinions, even if you don't agree with them. I also think that by taking small steps- especially with weaker students, they realize that they can succeed- and that is a great motivating factor.

      Elaine

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      evikusnadi
      Friendly and helpful
      Submitted on 20 December, 2011 - 16:26

      I really aggree that a teacher should motivate the students continuously. How would any students be led by the teacher? The teacher should be friendly and helpful.

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      mohanna
      I agree
      Submitted on 21 August, 2011 - 12:23

      i agree   with you but  what make the motivation is the reinforcement .then, we have to focuse upon internal and external reinforcements 

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      mceupc
      The reinforcement...
      Submitted on 21 August, 2011 - 17:26

      Dear Mohanna,

      Thanks for your opinion. What do you exactly mean by "the reinforcement" that makes motivation? Do you mean ongoing practice of contents as they are being taught/learnt? Do you mean something new you bring to the classroom and makes your learners more enthusiastic?

      Looking forward to your examples.

      Maria

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      abuduaa
      motivation
      Submitted on 13 January, 2012 - 13:08

      shifting from teacher's-centered approach to learner's- centered apprach makes real motivation. In other words, students should be encouraged to be good speakers, Whilest, teachers should be directed to be good listeners.

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      nasser sabeur
      I personally think
      Submitted on 2 May, 2012 - 23:13

      I personally think that the best way to motivate students is to share their ideas and give them the opportunity to show what they think, this can give them chance to express what is in their mind and be familiar with themselves