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Date Posted: 16:01:01 10/09/05 Sun
Author: Onildo Paixão
Subject: Citing Resources: Motivation

A learner's motivation may vary from day to day and even from task to task depending on some factors, and it can influence the student´s performance in an activity. For instance, while the student is doing a task, fatigue, a bad-hair day, anxiety or a temporary sickness are considerable points for not getting a real result of what he/she knows about the subject. Besides, the learner can get desmotivated if some activity provided in class is not related to a topic not presented in his/her life. According to Moore & Casillas (internet, acessed in 08/10/2005) “the foreign language instructor is not only a teacher, but a motivator. Students will participate if they sense enthusiasm and fresh ideas originating with the teacher.” Teachers are responsable for providing activities that will make students feel comfortable to participate and that will be worth doing. Of course the type of activity depends on the age and knowledge level of the students, but most of the time games involving the subject studied is a good invitation for learning and having fun!

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