Motivated Learners and Their Success in Learning a Second Language

• Published in: Theory and practice in language studies Vol. 3; no. 10; pp. 1913 - 1918
• Main Author: Jafari, Seyedeh Sara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Academy Publication Co., LTD 01.10.2013; Academy Publication Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Achievement Need; Adolescents; Analysis; College Students; Cultural factors; Educational Attainment; Foreign language learning; Language attitudes; Language Teachers; Mental health; Motivation; Motivation (Psychology); Personality; Psychological aspects; Questionnaires; Reading; Second language learning; Second language teachers; Social factors; Students; Studies; Success; Teachers; Teaching; Textbooks; Iran; Sudan
• ISSN: 1799-2591; 2053-0692
• DOI: 10.4304/tpls.3.10.1913-1918

This paper has tried to show how motivated students are more successful than unmotivated ones. Firstly, the word motivation was discussed in detail, and various definitions were presented. Secondly, different types of motivation and their relationship with each other were discussed. Thirdly, factors such as personality variables, attitudes towards social or cultural milieu, and non-linguistic outcomes of the learning experience and learning were discussed. Finally, some recommendations for motivating language learners were enumerated. Results show that language learning is facilitated when learners are highly motivated. Therefore, language teachers are highly recommended to motivate their learners in order to increase their chance of learning a language. Index Terms--motivation, motivated students, personality variable, learning a foreign language