Complements II - MFPR

INDIVIDUAL ORAL PRESENTATION

“A STUDY OF TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES

TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ INTEREST
TOWARDS LEARNING ENGLISH AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE”

YUSIMAH AMYAH Martina Morell Rosselló

28th January, 2022
THE ARTICLE:
Focuses on the importance for teachers to facilitate students'
interest toward learning the English language

Explores the strategies that two teachers in Borneo use to motivate

their students
MAIN GOALS To investigate the reasons why students lose
interest in learning English

To know the teachers' strategies to attract the

students' interest towards learning English

THE PROBLEM The students' loss of motivation & interest to

learn English as a second language
THE STUDY SEARCHED TO
ANWERS THESE QUESTIONS:

What strategies do How can teachers develop Why do students lose

teachers use in teaching students' interest in interest in learning English?
English? following the EFL lesson?
METHODOLOGY

Questionnaire

Both open-ended and close-ended questions

Two teachers

Forty-five students
THE Use of music and ICT is an enjoyable support
for their English learning

STUDENTS' Not only more fun but also easier

ANSWERS
Use of laptops to search information

Two thirds of the students enjoy learning

English
One third: no interest in learning because
of the difficulty it signifies to them

Spolski (1990) and Wimolmas (2013) This leads to lack of motivation in the subject
support this idea & therefore to misbehaving in the classroom
 They are aware that most students enjoy
lessons with the support of ICT & that learning
is easier
THE
Use of colorful or dynamic materials & tools to
TEACHERS'
arouse the students' attention (e.g. roleplaying)
ANSWERS
Importance of feedback to improve teaching

Krashen's "low affective filter" ensures a non-

threatening environment to learn
Dawes (2003) also
makes his points
Lessons might feel meaningless or difficult to regarding the use of ICT
unmotivated students in the classroom
OVERALL ANALYSIS OF THE
ARTICLE

Use of many references Previous research only in the

Adds to the research in Borneo
Contributes to a better knowledge
of EFL education in this specific
area
Articles are properly referenced y
appropriate
The question marks are answered
Useful for me as a future teacher
results section
Does not add to previous research
regarding motivation in English
learning
The bibliography is not updated
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!

QUESTIONS?