The Importance of Motivation in Classroom Learning

Abstract

The focus of this article is on the relationship between students' needs, interests, goals and expectations towards learning EFL and teachers' roles as motivators. There is an extensive body of literature addressing the issue of students' motivation in the classroom. This can include many different variables, among which are motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic), lack of orientation, self-confidence, interest and practical goals/objectives. However, lack of orientation, self-confidence, interest and practical objectives are all intertwined with the broader issue, which is motivation, either intrinsic or extrinsic, and therefore they can be grouped and referred to simultaneously as aspects of motivation.