Rivista | EL.LE
Fascicolo | 7 | 3 | 2018
Articolo | Teachers’ Perception of Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom

Teachers’ Perception of Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom

An Empirical Study on Italian FL and L2 Teachers

Abstract

Motivation can determine success or failure in second language learning process, however there is a limited number of published investigations dedicated to motivational strategies in a European context. The purpose of the present study is to replicate Cheng’s and Dörnyei’s (2007) research to test the validity of their findings in a different cultural milieu. 101 foreign language (FL) and second language (L2) teachers were asked to rate a list of 47 motivational strategies according based on the degree of importance they perceived. In addition, they were also invited to specify how they acquainted with each strategy. The results of the study suggest that, even though the use of motivational strategies is decidedly context-dependent, the prevailing importance of some strategies might be cross-cultural. In particular, strategies related to classroom climate could also be considered as preconditions to employ further strategies. The highest-rated strategies are also indicated as acquired mostly through experience, which highlights the far too little attention that motivational strategies have so far received in education programmes for the formation of language teachers.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 23 Settembre 2018 | Accettato: 30 Ottobre 2018 | Pubblicato 07 Giugno 2019 | Lingua: en

Keywords Motivational strategiesL2 motivationSLALanguage teachers education


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