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[Juregen]

I see motivation as a big issue in education overall.

There are a couple of dimensions that I use to differentiate between various types of motivations and the effort one has to go through.

Internal vs external motivation

In class motivation vs out of class motivation


I focus mostly on internal and in class motivation, because they are easier to manage.

What do you think?

[Yu_Bum_suk]

I prefer the dynamic of instrumental vs. integrative motivation. While the latter's much preferable the former's sometimes about all that works in the Korean classroom.

[Juregen]

[ekul]

I didn't read your link because I want to sit happily in the illusion that YBS follows some kind of Chuck Norris motivational scheme for his students.

[Insomnia]

What about motivation for some of the teachers here? I know a teacher who can't even make basic lesson plans.

[anynag]

True motivation, as it were, can only come from within. If a person hasn't made up his or her mind to do something, then he or she won't follow through with any drive or commitment to the task(s) at hand, at least not for a significant duration. It's that simple. (Frankly, I find the whole external vs. internal motivation debate as it pertains to TESOL tedious and superfluous.)

External motivating factors, such as a desire for higher grades, seeking a promotion, avoiding punishment or scolding from one's parents, or saving face among one's peers, etc., hardly qualify as sustaining; said incentives are fleeting at best. The real challenge for any educator is to turn the external motivating factor(s) into an internal one. From that point forward, real learning can take place.

[gregoriomills]

Haha! This is hilarious! I actually did my Soci Statistics research project on extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation for students learning Spanish back home in uni 2 years ago. After studying it for a good while and coming to terms with my own motivation, I'm convinced that a healthy dose of each is optimum.

Having intrinsic motivations satisfied is what sets us apart from all other animals, but not ALL humans are capable of this .

[gregoriomills]

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