An Investigation Of Motivational Strategies Employed By A Teacher In Efl Classroom Ics Addis In Focus

This research is an attempt to investigate the motivational strategies employed by the teacher of Englishrnas a Foreign Language. Gardner claims motivation to be the primary factor in L2 learning in hisrnsocio-educational model (1994: 361). The study, hence, closely examined to what extent motivationalrnsh·ategies are used in EFL classes at the International Community School of Addis Ababa (rCS Addis).rnThe participants are 20 middle school international students and their English Language Teacher.rnFor the investigation, Marzano's work was modified to fit the context of the setting in which the researchrnwas carried out. Data h·iangulation was made by gathering information from students, the teacher andrnobservation, whereas, methodological h·iangulation was achieved by gathering data through observation,rnquestiOimaire and interview.rnHaving examined the results of the data gathered, the resea rcher arranged a session with the teacher torndiscuss the findings. In particular, the discrepancies between the interview and the questionnaire werernbrought to the teacher's attention and a platform, where the teacher could have a say on it, wasrnfa cilita ted for the teacher. The findings of the study indica ted that some motivational tecluuques arernbeing used by the teacher. However, this should be maximized and varied in order to bring a significantrnchange in students' in-take of the lesson and increase their level of engagement. Results also revealedrnthat some sh·ategies regarded as important have been underutilized in the classroom. Accordingly, possiblernsuggestions of motivational techniques to be put into practice have been forwarded to the teacher.rnThus, during the whole process, awareness has been created and emphasis has been given to the teacherrnon employing motiva tional sh·ategies in language teaching. Recommendations have also been maderntowards the utiliza tion of motivational strategies in English as a Foreign Language Classes.rnConsequently, the teacher is expected to alter Ius attitude and give due importance to motivation byrndesigning different engaging and motivating in-class activities and by being more enthusiastic,rnpassionate and motivational during lesson delivery in order to become more effective in the teachingrnof English as a Foreign Language.

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