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Motivating Learning
About This Book
Motivation is a vital element in learning, and the most commonly cited explanation for success or failure in language learning. Jill Hadfield and Zoltán Dörnyei present a new theory of motivation centred around the notion of the "˜Ideal Future Language Self", arguing that if students have a rich and inspiring vision of themselves as successful future language learners and users, they will be motivated to work hard to actualise the vision and become that learner.
This book:
- integrates the latest research in language teaching with innovative classroom practice
- offers suggestions on how the various components of the theory could be structured into a teaching sequence
- includes a variety of imaginative classroom activities designed to aid both student and teacher in creating and actualising the Ideal Self through visualisation, goal setting, task identification and planning, and a selection of appropriate learning strategies.
- shows how teachers can undertake motivation-related research in their own classrooms.
This is an ideal guide to and activity book for the theory and practice of motivation in language learning for students and teachers alike.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I From research to implications
- Motivation and the vision of knowing a second language
- Motivation and the self
- Ideal selves, ought-to selves and the L2 Motivational Self System
- Conditions for the motivating capacity of vision
- A visionary motivational programme
- How this book is structured
- Part II From implications to application
- Content selection
- Sequencing
- Where to find out more
- Chapter 1 Imaging identity: my future L2 self
- Section 1: Creating the vision
- What is meant by the vision of a future possible self?
- Why is it important to create a vision?
- What does creating a vision entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can these issues best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Which activities should I use first?
- Do I need to use all the activities?
- How much time should I allocate to creating a vision with my learners?
- How should I select activities in this section?
- What is the best way of conducting visualisation?
- Activity 1 Future Alternatives
- Procedure
- Worksheet 1
- Texts
- Activity 2 Introduction to Visualisation
- Procedure
- Script
- Activity 3 My Ideal Self
- Procedure
- Script
- Activity 4 Portraits
- Procedure
- Script
- Activity 5 L2 Greetings
- Procedure
- Activity 6 My Future L2 Self
- Procedure
- Script
- Activity 7 Identity Tree
- Procedure
- Script
- Activity 8 The Self I Can Become
- Procedure
- Section 2 Substantiating the vision: what is possible
- What is meant by ‘substantiating the vision'?
- Why is it important to substantiate the vision?
- What does substantiating the vision entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can these issues best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Activity 9 Reality Check 1
- Procedure
- Activity 10 Reality Check 2
- Procedure
- Activity 11 Reality Consensus
- Procedure
- Example ranking activity
- Example list of statements
- Activity 12 Dream On!
- Procedure
- Example role cards
- Activity 13 Leaf Rating
- Procedure
- Activity 14 Vision Revision
- Procedure
- Section 3 Counterbalancing the vision
- What is meant by ‘counterbalancing the vision'?
- Why is it important to counterbalance the vision of the ideal self?
- What does counterbalancing the vision entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can these issues best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Activity 15 What If …?
- Procedure
- Worksheet 1
- Worksheet 2 Questionnaire
- Texts
- Activity 16 What Gets in the Way of Learning?
- Procedure
- Activity 17 Identifying the Self Barrier
- Procedure
- Activity 18 Meeting the Self Barrier
- Procedure
- Script
- Activity 19 Filmshots
- Procedure
- Activity 20 Two Roads
- Procedure
- Worksheet 1 – Role cards
- Activity 21 Overcoming Obstacles
- Procedure
- Texts
- Worksheet 1 Strategies mindmap
- Section 4 Unifying the vision
- What is meant by ‘unifying the vision'?
- Why is it important to do this?
- What does ‘unifying the vision' entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can these issues best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Activity 22 Introducing the Ought-to Self
- Procedure
- Script
- Activity 23 The Mom Song
- Procedure
- Activity 24 The Ought-to Self Song
- Procedure
- Worksheet 1 Songlines
- Activity 25 Great Expectations
- Procedure
- Worksheet 1 Who expects you to …?
- Activity 26 Advice From the Ought-to Self
- Procedure
- Sample poster
- Worksheet 1 My learning Greek self barrier
- Worksheet 2 Three self barriers
- Activity 27 Making Friends with the Ought-to Self
- Procedure
- Worksheet 1 Speech bubble poster
- Activity 28 Meeting the Mentor
- Procedure
- Script, Part 1
- Script, Part 2:
- Activity 29 The Fourth Man
- Procedure
- Worksheet 1 The Third Man Factor
- Section 5 Enhancing the vision
- What is meant by ‘enhancing the vision'?
- Why is it important to do this?
- What does ‘enhancing the vision' entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Activity 30 Future Photo Album
- Procedure
- Script
- Variation focusing on the L2 self
- Activity 31 Future Self-Portraits
- Procedure
- Activity 32 Song of My Future Self
- Procedure
- Activity 33 Fairytale
- Procedure
- Worksheet 1 Fairy tale lucky dip
- Chapter 2 Mapping the journey: from dream to reality
- Section 1 From vision to goals
- What is meant by translating ‘vision' into ‘goals'?
- Why is it important to break the vision down into goals?
- What does defining goals entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can these issues best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Activity 34 Wishlists
- Activity 35 Syllabus Check
- Activity 36 Aims Poster
- Activity 37 Personal Goal Statements
- Activity 38 From Reality Check to Goal Sheet: A Greek Example
- Activity 39 Base Camps
- Activity 40 Goal Breakdown
- Activity 41 Goal Wheels
- Section 2 From goals to plans
- What is meant by translating ‘goals' into ‘plans'?
- Why is it important to translate goals into a study plan?
- What does turning goals into plans entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems and how can these best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Activity 42 Task List
- Activity 43 Taskmap
- Activity 44 Mosaic
- Activity 45 Slicing Up the Cake
- Activity 46 Study Plan
- Section 3 From plans to strategies
- What is meant by ‘From plans to strategies'?
- Why is it important to introduce strategies?
- What does introducing strategies entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can these issues best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Activity 47 Work Style
- Activity 48 Study Habits
- Activity 49 Time Management
- Activity 50 Try This!
- Activity 51 Great Expectations
- Activity 52 Distraction Reduction
- Activity 53 Allocating Time
- Activity 54 Light Fantastic
- Activity 55 Chill
- Activity 56 Positive Thinking
- Activity 57 Favourite Workplace
- Activity 58 With a Little Help from my Friends
- Activity 59 Strategies Rap
- Section 4 From strategies to achievement
- What is meant by ‘from strategies to achievement'?
- Why is it important to do this?
- What does this entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can these issues best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Activity 60 Study Buddies
- Activity 61 Study Contracts
- Activity 62 Rate Yourself
- Activity 63 Progress Ladders
- Activity 64 Contract Wall
- Activity 65 Progress Blog
- Chapter 3 Keeping the vision alive
- Section 1 Developing identity
- What is meant by ‘developing identity'?
- Why is it important to do this?
- What does developing identity entail?
- What, therefore is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems and how can these best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Identity projects
- Activity 66 Board Game
- Activity 67 Letter from My Future Self
- Activity 68 Future Photo Albums
- Activity 69 Future Diaries
- Activity 70 L2 Self Bebo/Facebook Pages
- Activity 71 ‘Second Life'
- Targeted visualisations
- Activity 72 Goods and Services: In a Restaurant
- Activity 73 Social: At a Party
- Activity 74 Work: Job Interview
- Activity 75 Study and Exams: Giving a Presentation
- Role models
- Activity 76 Good Language Learners
- Activity 77 Interview a Role Model
- Activity 78 Webquest
- Activity 79 Role Model Roleplay
- Self-belief
- Activity 80 Secret Friends
- Activity 81 Affirmation Sheets
- Activity 82 Claim a Compliment!
- Activity 83 New!! Exciting!!
- Section 2 Making it real
- What is meant by ‘making it real'?
- Why is it important to make it real?
- What does ‘making it real' entail?
- What, therefore, is the aim of this section?
- How can this best be translated into practice in terms of usable classroom activities?
- Does this involve any issues and problems?
- How can these issues best be dealt with?
- How can I best use these activities in my classroom to achieve the aim of this section?
- Entering the L2 community
- Activity 84 Projects: What to do in …
- Activity 85 Interviews: What do you think of …?
- Activity 86 Community Placements
- Activity 87 International E-pals
- Activity 88 Guest Speakers
- Activity 89 Chat Corner
- Activity 90 A Bed for the Night
- Activity 91 Doing the Shopping
- Worksheet 1 Shopping lists
- Worksheet 2 Goods cards
- Worksheet 3 Additional role cards
- Activity 92 Where Can I Get a Cup of coffee?
- Activity 93 What's On?
- Activity 94 Airport
- Activity 95 Taking It Back
- Cultural events
- Activity 96 Film Screenings
- Procedure
- Activity 97 Foodies
- Procedure
- Activity 98 Festivals
- Procedure
- YouTube addresses for festivals
- Activity 99 Culture Board
- Procedure
- Part III From application to implementation
- Towards a motivational programme
- Induction module
- A ‘full' programme
- A time-constrained programme
- Language work
- Identity projects
- Mapping the journey
- Establishing short-term goals, identifying tasks and drawing up study plans
- Strategies
- Making contracts and affirming progress
- Keeping the vision alive
- Enjoyment of the learning experience
- 1 Teacher presence and rapport
- 2 Group dynamics and class climate
- 3 Subject matter and teaching approach
- 4 Self-esteem and the experience of success
- Where to go from here
- Part IV From implementation to research
- Why do action research?
- What is action research?
- Who should do it?
- How?
- Interviewing
- Interview topics and questions
- Processing the interview data
- Further reading
- References