Fostering Student Motivation: Goal-Setting and Student Interest Questionnaires
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Students complete a beginning-of-course questionnaire about their reasons for learning English, personal goals, interests, and preferred ways of learning. Teachers use the responses to plan motivating instruction and revisit students’ goals throughout the course.
Teacher's Corner: Fostering Student Motivation
Four practical activities help teachers strengthen student motivation through reflection, goal-setting, self-assessment, and reading choice.