Strategies for Motivating Students In Online English Teaching

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Strategies for Motivating Students In
Online English Teaching

• Zhou Ying
• Anhui Institute of Education
• donna_at_vip.sina.com

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I. Introduction

• 1. What urges me to write this paper? ( Table 1
  )

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2. Why do the students leave school?

• Table 2

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The brief analysis

• The main reason is that the students are lack of
  the motive for keeping on learning.
• It is universally true that the stronger the
  motivation, the more quickly a person will learn
  a language. So to inspire the students with
  motivation in their learning process is vital in
  language teaching.

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II. The structure of motivation

• 1. Gardners social-educational model
• The implement type Learners are learning just
  for some practical goals, such as for passing the
  exams, promoting to a higher post, or finding a
  good job.
• The integrated type Learners are interested in
  the language itself. They want to know more about
  the target language culture, and even want to
  experience the life of that culture.The
  integration type is helpful for achieving success
  in learning.

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II. The structure of motivation

• 2. Harters model
• Extrinsic motivation Students are learning just
  for the awards. The students who have higher
  extrinsic motivation may lose their interest and
  confidence in learning if they fail to be
  awarded.
• Intrinsic motivation Students are learning for
  the language itself. They are interested in
  learning and can get joy from it.

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III. The factors that affect studentsmotivation

• 1. The intrinsic motivation
• 1) For safety Students want to get safety from
  the learning environment, the tasks and the
  attitude of the teacher.They can achieve in
  learning only when they feel safe.
• 2) For the need of love Students need to be
  loved and cherished by their classmates and
  teachers they want to be received as a member of
  the class group.

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III.The factors that affect studentsmotivation

• 3) For respect Everyone needs respect, praise,
  and support from others.
• 4) For research People have the desire to do
  research and solve problems.
• 5) For self-fulfillment Students need to
  experience the success, to confirm their ability,
  and to bring their potential into play.

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III. The factors that affect studentsmotivation

• 2. The extrinsic motivation
• 1) The expectation from the teachers and family
  members
• 2) The education system
• 3) The feedback from the teachers
• Awards and punishment
• The challenge of the tasks

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IV.Strategies for motivating students
in online English teaching

• 4.1. Self-determination strategy
• It is natural for people to pursue freedom.
  So in tutorials teachers should give students
  freedom as more as possible.
• Letting students decide the procedure of class,
  letting students choose the ways of learning
• Encouraging students to share their ideas with
  others
• Letting students judge themselves and take
  responsibility for themselves

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4.2. The self-fulfillment strategy

• 1) Letting students evaluate themselves
• according to their own criterion
• 2)Teaching students according to their different
• aptitudes, and giving different help they need

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4.3. The group-attachment strategy

• Psychologically, everyone wants to belong to a
  group. Nothing is more painful than living an
  isolated life. Each tutorial acts like a
  gathering for the online learners, and on
  tutorials, learners have the same role the role
  of student.The same role gives them the same
  feeling they feel that they are in the same
  group and they will reinforce the relationship by
  insisting on learning. Then they have the strong
  motivation for learning and wont leave school.

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4.4. The self-esteem strategy

• Self-esteem can make people be confident. When
  online students make some mistakes, such as
  forgetting to do the assignments, failing an
  exam, tutors should help them accept the mistakes
  and then help them find ways to solve the
  problems. Tutors should have a positive attitude
  towards students progress, no matter how little
  it is.

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4.5. The willing to learn strategy

• Motivating the students to learn willingly
• (an example)
• 2) Giving fresh and meaningful activities in
  tutorials.
• A. Using different kinds of ways to organize
  the class
• B. Giving new and fresh directions

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4.6. The exterior reinforcement strategy

• Both award and punishment are useful ways to
  reinforce the students motivation of learning.
  According to students different ages, sexes and
  personalities, tutors have to use different
  methods to apply this strategy.

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4.7. The feedback strategy

• Everyone needs support from others. In tutorials,
  the tutor should give his attention to every
  student. After tutorials, tutors should contact
  the students, in order that the students can find
  the tutors at any moment. Remember give feedback
  to the students as quickly as possible.

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V. Conclusion

• Table 3 (students of autumn of 2003)

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Thank you

• Questions are welcome!