1. How to get it back into your
classroom
Presented by Ryan Brux
English Language Fellow
BNC – El Cultural,Tarapoto, Peru

4. •Derived from the Latin “movere” meaning “to move”
•Motivation is a learned skill
•The most intelligent students can be outperformed by less
bright students with higher motivation
•If a student is motivated enough he/she can accomplish
any learning of any scale

7. The goal is for our students to be intrinsically motivated!!
Think About it…

8. Psychoanalytical (Freud)
Social DevelopmentTheory (Vygotsky)
Hierarchy of Human Needs (Maslow)
PsychosocialTheory of Development (Erikson)
Affective Filter (Krashen)

9. Make your classroom environment as inviting
and comfortable as possible for students.

10. Activities should be neither too easy
nor too hard.
Social Interaction is important!

11. If basic needsare not being met, it’s difficult to be motivated to learn.

12. Communicate that you
respect and value all
cultures, and emphasize
the contributions that
cultural differences make
to learning.

13. Reduce the
Anxiety
Increase
Motivation

14. Provide both oral and written instructions when possible.
Provide activities that are interesting and intriguing.
Provide materials that relate to the students' real lives.
Allow for jokes and relaxed conversation at certain times
Refrain from orally correcting students.
Don’t expect perfection!
http://suite101.com/article/understanding-stephen-krashens-affective-filter-hypothesis-a366178

15. Young learners Teens Adults Large Classes

16. Motivating Young Learners
Keep yourself motivated
Encourage
Play games
Get Your Hands Dirty
Get Moving!!!
Vary the Pace
http://www.eslbase.com/articles/motivating-children

17. MotivatingTeens
•Reference pop culture
•Have friendly competition
•Play songs
•Use video
•Integrate technology
•Play games
•Use real life objects http://busyteacher.org/3644-how-to-
motivate-esl-students.html

18. Survival
Job Enhancement
Education
Social Interaction
If the class fails to satisfy the needs, goals
and interests that have motivated them
to come, they will simply stop coming!
Why Are Adults Motivated to Learn English?

19. Motivating Large Classes
KeepYourself
Motivated
Get to KnowYour
Students’ Names
Break into smaller
groups
GetThem Moving
Routine is
important!
http://www.english-4kids.com/articles/motivatingclassarticle.html

20.  Teach your classes in a dynamic, enthusiastic and
energetic way. Students can be engaged simply by
the energy and dedication shown by their teachers.
 Gestures, facial expressions, emotions, actions
 Model desired action or have other students model
the action (the dialogues, stories, etc.)
 EmployTotal Physical Response (TPR) techniques.
Use these techniques in a pair work or group work

22. Projects:
 Allow students to have a ‘voice’ in learning
 Allow students to make real-world
connections
 Allow students freedom to complete task
 Allow students to work cooperatively
In Sum: Projects Increase Intrinsic
Motivation
http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/more.shtml

24. What is Your Vision?
What are your Goals?
Do you have Support?
Learn from your
mistakes.
http://busyteacher.org/5731-what-motivates-esl-teachers-motivation-ideas.html

25. Ryan Brux
English Language Fellow
BNC – El Cultural
ryanbrux@gmail.com