Motivation as an element in second language acquisition and its effect on the Korean learner

Essai , 2011 , 11 Pages , Note: B

Science de Langue / Linguistique (interdisciplinaire)

Learners come into the language classroom with a vast array of differences that will effect
their language acquisition, these differences determine their ability to acquire the target language. A
major contributing factor is the amount of motivation that students have towards what they are
learning. In Gardner's Social Education Model which studied the effects of motivation and learner
aptitude in the Language Classroom, motivation is defined as being "the learners orientation with
regards to the goal of learning a second language" (Norris-Holt 2001). Gardner's model identified
two types of motivation: integral and instrumental, these different types of motivation will effect the
individual learner in different ways and will in turn ultimately determine the success of acquisition.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Gardner’s Socio Educational Model

Motivation and its role in language acquisition

Motivation and the Korean Learner

How can teachers in the Korean context make the language

learning process more motivational

Conclusion

Bibliography

• Université: University of Leicester
• Cours: MA TESOL and Applied Linguistics
• Note: B
• Auteur: Philip Elwell (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2011
• Pages: 11
• N° de catalogue: V181873
• ISBN (ebook): 9783656052821
• ISBN (Livre): 9783656052685
• Langue: allemand
• mots-clé: Language classroom, Teaching Techniques, Motivation