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How to Motivate Business English Students From a Company - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The fastest-spreading language in human history is English! It is spoken at a useful level by some 1.75 billion people worldwide says an online article from the Harvard Business Review in 2015. In almost every country companies need to act international or do have contact with clients and employees with different backgrounds. The pressure of a company to deal with in its business, with the support of its employees, on a common language is extremely high to resist this global market next to its competitors.
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Why is motivation so important?
Why is it different to motivate these students than in another group?
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English as a Global Language: What Motivates Students to Learn English? - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
As an international study major in college, I learned that the United Nations, a non-governmental organization, officially recognizes six world languages: every meeting, written document, and speech are translated into these languages. English is one of them. It is spoken and written by billions of people around the world. Having traveled in eight countries myself, I was surprised to have seen how commonplace it was for countries to translate directional signs in both the official language and in English. A student's mastery of the English language, or in any language, can be a difficult journey to venture. Therefore, this essay will explore what factors may motivate a student to learn English.
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Will motivated students learn more English? - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
There is little doubt that students who are interested, involved and motivated are easier to teach. Motivated students are forthcoming and attentive, the class flows easily, and there is more response and creativity during activities. So, with a class full of motivated kids, we find our English class is more fun. But does that mean the students can learn as much?
The level of motivation is tied to the teacher's response.
Motivated students are more eager to learn.
How to motivate your students
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How do you motivate TEFL students? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
To motivate TEFL students, understanding their age group and unique challenges is crucial. Young learners often respond with enthusiasm to fun activities, while adults are typically self-motivated, attending classes with clear objectives. However, teenagers present a distinct challenge. Due to heightened self-awareness, they might hesitate to participate out of fear of mistakes or peer judgment. To enhance motivation in teens, implement strategies that boost their confidence, incorporate relatable content, and create a supportive classroom environment that encourages participation and reduces fear of errors.
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Use a little competition
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Teacher as the Main Person to Motivate Learners - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
One of the biggest jobs for a teacher is to motivate his or her students. Motivation is important because it keeps the students invested in the class and learning the class material. To build motivation, the teacher can do several things in the classroom and with the students. It is important to remember that a motivated student has a greater chance of success than a student without motivation.
Building Motivation
Points to Pay Close Attention to
Choices
Ideas
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3 Easy Ways to Motivate Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Keeping students motivated to learn can be one of the biggest challenges a teacher may face. Without motivation, the students can become bored and complacent; they may even start to act out and disrupt the class. A few ways a teacher can keep their students motivated are by participating in games and physical activity, reward, and praise, and having a good attitude as a teacher.
1. Use Games and Activities
2. Praise and Reward
3. Have a Positive Attitude
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How to Motivate High School Students in the ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Motivation in the classroom is the biggest reason why I teach students in a high school setting. I am a public-school teacher and I get English as a Second Language students all the time in my classroom. I am a 10th-grade teacher but my students' ages range from 14 years old to 19 years old. The number one factor that I teach is for motivation. My students are already matured and have seen things they probably should not have at their ages. Once they get to my classroom, they are mine to teach. I do my utmost best to teach my students. I have students from all over the world, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Egyptian, Asian, Africa, to name a few countries. I now have wonderful scores. I also have a high likability rating from my students; the... [Read more]
4 Positive Ways to Motivate Students in the Kindergarten Classroom - TEFL Blog
Jon ITTT
Alumni Experiences
How to motivate and keep the students interested in learning the English language?
1. Make Class Communicative:
2. Make Class Fun:
3. Forge Relationships:
4. Give Feedback:
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To teach at the Kindergarten level the teacher has to be mindful of keeping students' attention and maintaining order. It is important to have structure and routines. To ensure the students are comfortable, happy and engaged while learning and practicing English there needs to be a balance between patients and strictness. To keep their attention, it is good to enlist fun little games to help maintain order in the class. It is... [Read more]
Key Ways to Motivate Students from Young Learners to Adults - TEFL Blog
Jon ITTT
Alumni Experiences
As we all know, motivation is a core aspect of teaching and learning a language. Lack of motivation is perhaps the biggest obstacle that we face as students and teachers. If a student lacks motivation, he/she will not pay attention in the class or will simply find it boring. At the same time if a teacher lacks motivation to teach he/she will be unable to attract students' attention and give them all they need. Let us be honest and say that intelligent students are those, who always eagerly attend class and enjoy the process. Here we need a highly motivated teacher who is willing help them. In this article I divide students into several categories because different situations require different approaches.
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Seven Effective Ways to Motivate Students in a Diverse Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Having experienced campus life as a non-native English speaker and foreign student in Canada, I have learnt a few key aspects that affect the overall learning experience in a diverse classroom. The effectiveness and efficacy of the teacher primarily hinge on their ability to engage the students enough to maintain a reasonable level of motivation. I have observed a few ways that would increase the motivation of the students, especially within a classroom full of students from diverse cultural backgrounds and language levels.
1. Stay Relevant
2. Stay Connected
3. Stay Competitive
4. Stay Hi-Tech
5. Stay Hi-Touch
6. Stay Tuned
7. Stay Modern
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The Principles of Classroom Motivation - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
As human beings, motivation is one of the most important components to succeed ultimately, anything. If an individual is not motivated, the likelihood to succeed merely diminishes. This pertains to a person's personal life, academic life, and professional life. Motivation is the root of success, and this is why motivating the students in an ESL classroom holds such importance. To motivate students, the teacher must determine the student's intrinsic goals and desires, help students define their goals, create a positive and friendly climate, and encourage each student.
Challenges of learning a second language
Rapport building
Feedback
The importance of volunteer work
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How to Keep ESL Students Engaged After the Lesson - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Secrets of Keeping Your ESL Class Motivated - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
In everything we do in life there is a very important factor to ensure that we complete our tasks successfully. That factor is a simple yet crucial element to the recipe for success. The greatest tool at anyone's disposal for learning anything would be motivation. It is with the motivation that one can find the drive to accelerate their skills and learning capabilities.
Methods of Positive Motivation
Joy and Excitement
Visual Clues of The Progress
Understanding the Consequences
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Motivated Students as a Key to Successful Teaching - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
This academic discourse will examine the concepts of motivation in an ESL classroom, through the lens of some motivational theorists such as John Schumann and John Keller. According to Kreitner ( 1995 ), "Motivation is the psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction". Dalton E (1974) stated that " Motivation refers to how urges drives, desires, aspirations, and strivings or needs direct, control or explain the behavior of human beings. From the definitions quoted above, one can conclude that without motivation, there's inertia at the level of human ability and energy. There are four kinds of motivation: intrinsic, extrinsic, instrumental, and integrative.
ATTENTION
RELEVANCE
CONFIDENCE
SATISFACTION
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3 Strategies For Motivating Young Learners - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What motivates young students to learn a new language? That's the question many teachers have when teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Many children learn English because their parents or teachers dictate it, not necessarily by choice. Additionally, often there is no immediate real-world application of English outside the classroom (Noamen, 2009). For many students, the thirty to sixty minutes in class may be the only language exposure they'll have. It is therefore critical for ESL teachers to motivate students to learn English by creating a communicative learning environment where students engage in real language experiences and by utilizing a variety of fun and purposeful activities to get students involved in the learning process.... [Read more]
Inspiring Students to Embrace English Learning in Developing Countries - TEFL Blog
Minh Huy Hoang
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In developing countries, encouraging lazy students to cultivate a passion for studying English can be a challenging task. However, with the right strategies and approaches, we can greatly improve their motivation and help them discover the benefits of mastering the English language. This article presents five effective tips to inspire even the laziest of students to love studying English.
Tip 1: Make English Relevant to Their Lives
Tip 2: Implement Interactive and Creative Activities
Tip 3: Foster an Enthusiastic and Supportive Learning Environment
Tip 4: Utilize Technology and Multimedia Resources
Tip 5: Set Achievable Goals and Celebrate Success
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How to Increase Motivation in the Young Classroom - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Increasing motivation in the young classroom exponentially increases language learning success by increasing participation, desire to discover more language, student-initiated thinking in the new language, and confidence. Motivation can be amplified in many constructive ways. Some of these ways are building rapport, implementing a reward system, incorporating the students' interests into the lessons, designing games, using puppets, using praise and encouragement, and giving motivating feedback.
1. Build Relationships
2. Praise and Reward
3. Find Engaging Themes, Activities, and Materials
4. Give a Feedback
5. Record The Progress
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Simple Rules Which Help to Keep Students Motivated - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Emphasize the most critical concepts continuously. Reiterate these concepts in lectures and assignments throughout the course. Include questions relating to these critical subjects on every exam, thus rewarding students for learning, retaining, and, hopefully, applying this knowledge in a variety of contexts.
1. Use visual aid
2. Organize in-class activities
3. Show that the content is related
4. Show the importance of the vocabulary
5. Praise
6. Challenge
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Motivating All Groups of Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
In my experience of teaching in an institution in South Korea, I have found one of the most vital elements to my students succeeding, is to establish a positive and comfortable environment in my classroom. To do so, it is essential that my students be highly motivated. In the following paragraphs, my aim is to show why motivating students is so important and to give examples of some of the most effective ways to do so.
Teacher's Nightmare
My Experience
Reward System
Motivating Older Learners
Motivating Falling Behind Students
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Helping Spanish Native Speakers to Get Motivated and Confident to Participate in EFL Lessons - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
To finish the TEFL course, I would like to write on a topic that worries many EFL high school teachers in Spain: the lack of motivation, improvement, and participation of their students in the classroom. This is a topic that was widely discussed during my MA in Foreign Language Teaching. For this reason, I would like to take this opportunity to do some further research on this since I believe it's a topic of ultimate importance to all EFL teachers working in Spain. I will discuss how to solve this issue through the use of IT created to facilitate school exchanges.
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Reasons of the Problem
Student Exchange Program
Need of New Teaching Methods
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Motivating Students in Different Learning Environments - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The simple answer yes it is very important because a motivated student will often learn more quickly. There are many factors to consider when dealing with students and motivation. Such as class size, age ranges, reasons for being there, etc.
Motivation in the classroom
1. Age group eight to twelve
2. Teenage to thirty
3. Forty to fifty +
Motivation in the swimming pool.
Open water
1. Eleven to twelve
2. Teenage to thirty
3. Forty to fifty+
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Great Ideas for Teaching Listening Skills in the ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mark Crocker
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Of the four language skills taught in an ESL classroom, listening skills are often overlooked as teachers can be unsure how to make these lessons interesting and relevant to their students. However, as listening skills are a fundamental part of the language learning process, it is vital that we give them the classroom time they deserve. The good news is that there are many ways to make listening skills lessons both fun and productive. Here are 6 ideas for livening up your lesson plans.
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Describe the Picture
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What is Motivation and How Does it Develop in Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Student motivation is a student's desire to participate in the learning process. It is the meaningfulness, value, and benefits that an academic mission has to the learner. It is also defined as a student's drive from within which guides, activates, and continues a behavior over time. It is simply a student's willingness, need, desire, and compulsion to participate in and be successful in the learning process.
What Factors Influence the Development of Students' Motivation?
How Can Motivation be Adopted in School System?
What Can be Done to Help Unmotivated Students?
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Readers Are Leaders: How to Instill a Love for Reading in Children? - TEFL Blog
Federico Riva
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Children usually prioritize their joy and prefer rewarding activities. They are more interested in reading when it is rewarding and beneficial to them. Interestingly, children learning a second language find it easier to learn reading compared to those who are learning to read for the first time. This is because young second language (L2) learners have already experienced that reading can be interesting and entertaining. By making reading in a second language interesting, students are likely to be motivated.
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The Best Teaching Ideas for TEFL Teachers
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Volunteer English teaching is a very popular option with many people. It can take many forms and can be undertaken in a huge range of countries worldwide. Here we look at a few issues that might help you find the best places to teach English as a volunteer.
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This is a frequently asked question and we usually answer it with another question: Where are you in your ESL teaching career? Regardless of your answer, there will be a course which will meet your specific needs. So what are the options?
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Exploring ADHD in children and effective strategies to improve their focus, engagement, and performance in school. Discover how meditation, exercise, engaging activities, and rewards can make a significant difference in their lives.
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