Intrinsic
motivation refers to motivation that is driven by an interest or
enjoyment in
the task itself, and exists within the individual rather than
relying on any
external pressure. Intrinsic Motivation is based on taking
pleasure in an
activity rather working towards an external reward.
Students who are
intrinsically motivated are more likely to engage in the
task willingly as well
as work to improve their skills, which will increase
their capabilities. Students
are likely to be intrinsically motivated if they
1- attribute their educational results to
factors under their
own control, also known as autonomy
2- believe they have the skill that will
allow them to be effective agents in
reaching desired goals (i.e. the
results are not determined by luck),
3- Are
interested in mastering a topic, rather than just rote-learning to achieve good
grades.
I totally agree with you Shatha, Intrinsic motivation is an essential factor in language learning, and the teacher has a great role in stimulating this factor and helping students to depend on themselves, their work, and their own effort that they exert. Thus for students to be motivated the teacher must support them with interesting activities that are related to their preferences, needs, and also related to their own experiences and real life situations. Students must also be taught how to depend on themselves and believe that they have the ability to do anything and never undermine their own skills and abilities, as well as never relating their own success to luck.
ReplyDeleteyes, intrinsic motivation is a very important factor of motivating students. And i want to add that in addition to intrinsic motivation we should not forget the extrinsic one, which has a huge effect on intrinsic motivation, where giving students rewards for doing something will encourage them to do it in the future.
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