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Integrated Juan Atalaya School
ENGLISH PROJECT of area
Teachers
Marinelcy Prado Lozano
Nydia Yanid Hernndez g.
Martin Lpez
San Jos de Ccuta
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INTRODUCTION
We are going to talk about why people learn languages. Basically people learn languages for a lot of reasons. Several ofthe main reasons are in order to travel because of course you need other languages in other countries if you want to eat,go to the supermarket, looking for a job, know people, and for education, so that you can pick up a higher education inother countries and also to understand other cultures. In order to understand what motivates people to learn languages,we have the pleasure of having a couple of English learners here with us to talk about our experiences In English class. Ingeneral, one of the factors that influence the choice of strategies used among students learning a second/foreign languageis Motivation. More motivated students tend to use more strategies than less motivated students, hence, they tend to bemore successful.
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CONTEXT
MOTIVATION
LEVELS OF MOTIVATION
LOW
HIGTH
CLASS ROOM
CURRICULUM
LEARNING TASK
PEDAGOGY
SKILLS
ABILITIES
COLLABORATION
IDENTIFY
RELATIONSHIP
ENGAGEMENT
VALUESNORMS
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According to the Webster's, to motivate means to provide with a motive, a need or desire that causes a person to act.
According to Gardner (1985), motivation is concerned with the question, "Why does an organism behave as it does?Motivation involves 4 aspects:
1. A Goal2. An Effort3. A Desire to attain the goal4. Favorable Attitude toward the activity in question.
Motivation is also defined as the impetus to create and sustain intentions and goal-seeking acts (Ames & Ames, 1989). It is important
because it determines the extent of the learner's active involvement and attitude toward learning. (Ngeow, Karen Yeok-Hwa, 1998)
Motivation is a desire to achieve a goal, combined with the energy to work towards that goal.
Many researchers consider motivation as one of the main elements that determine success in developing a second or foreign language;
it determines the extent of active, personal involvement in L2 learning. (Oxford & Shearin, 1994)
Sometimes a distinction is made between positive and negative motivation.Positive motivation is a response which includes enjoyment and optimism about the tasks that you are involved in.
Negative motivation involves undertaking tasks for fear that there should be undesirable outcomes, eg. failing a subject, if tasks are notcompleted.
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Explanations of influences/causes of arousal and direction may be different from explanations of persistence
In general, explanations regarding the source(s) of motivation can be categorized as either extrinsic (outside the person) or intrinsic
(internal to the person). Intrinsic sources and corresponding theories can be further subcategorized as either body/physical,
mind/mental (i.e., cognitive, affective, cognitive) or transpersonal/spiritual.
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MOTIVATION IN ACQUIRING THE NEW SKILLS.
If a person has an external attribution of success, self-concept is not likely to change as a result of success or failure because the person
will attribute it to external factors. Likewise, if the person has an Internal/Ability explanation, his or her self-concept will be tied tolearning to do a new activity quickly and easily (I do well because I'm naturally good at it). If failure or difficulty occurs, the person
must quickly lower expectations in order to maintain self-esteem. Maybe, if the person has a Internal/Effort explanation and highexpectations for success, the person will persevere (i.e., stay motivated) in spite of temporary setbacks because one's self-esteem is not
tied to immediate success.
Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that we will seek balance in our lives and will resist influences or expectations to change. How,then, does change or growth occur. One source, according to Piaget, is biological development. We mature cognitively we will reworkour thinking and organizations of knowledge (e.g., schemas, paradigms, explanations) to more accurately reflect our understanding of
the world. One of those organizations involves our explanations or attributions of success or failure. After puberty, when biologicalchange slows down considerably, it is very difficult to change these attributions. It requires a long-term program where constant
feedback is given about how one's behavior is responsible for one's success.
Other theories of motivation like the psychoanalytic propose a variety of fundamental influences. Freud (1990) suggested that all
action or behavior is a result of internal, biological instincts that are classified into two categories: life (sexual) and death (aggression).
Many of Freud's students broke with him over this concept. For example, Erikson (1993) and Sullivan (1968) proposed that
interpersonal and social relationships are fundamental, Adler (1989) proposed power, while Jung (1953, 1997) proposed temperament
and search for soul or personal meaningfulness.
One of the most influential writers in the area of motivation is Abraham Maslow (1954).
Abraham Maslow (1954) attempted to synthesize a large body of research related to human motivation. Prior to Maslow, researchersgenerally focused separately on such factors as biology, achievement, or power to explain what energizes, directs, and sustains human
behavior. Maslow posited a hierarchy of human needs based on two groupings: deficiency needs and growth needs. Within thedeficiency needs, each lower need must be met before moving to the next higher level. Once each of these needs has been satisfied, if
at some future time a deficiency is detected, the individual will act to remove the deficiency.
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According to Maslow, an individual is ready to act upon the growth needs if and only if the deficiency needs are met. Maslow's initial
conceptualization included only one growth need--self-actualization. Self-actualized people are characterized by: 1) being problem-
focused; 2) incorporating an ongoing freshness of appreciation of life; 3) a concern about personal growth; and 4) the ability to havepeak experiences. 5) Cognitive: to know, to understand, and explore; 6) Aesthetic: symmetry, order, and beauty; 7) Self-actualization:to find self-fulfillment and realize one's potential; and 8) Self-transcendence: to connect to something beyond the ego or to help others
find self-fulfillment and realize their potential.
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ENGLISH PROJECT BREAKING IN ENGLISHThe same person cannot be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.
EuripidesPLACE:Teachers room and audiovisual room.
TIME:One working day (only in English hours ).
Date:29th October 2009.
Foreign language learning increases our culture and the knowledge of another market for our products. Thepossibilities of a better education, and our abilities to understand those events that occur in another places are
bigger, too.
In order to motivate all school community, we are presenting this project, whose main objective is to encourageJuan Atalaya Integrated High School students to study English.
So, the students of 9th
, 10th
and 11th
grades are going to show several performances during this morning. We hope
you all will attend these activities with interest and delight.
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OBJECTIVE
Motivate to the students for learning of
English Language.
SPECIFIC GOALS:The students will have theopportunity of participate in
several activities and they canshow to the inferior levels the
opportunity to see some abilitiesthat they had development
during dynamics English classin Integrated Juan Atalaya
School.
JUSTIFICATIONIts necessary to create in the
students a motivation that takes
them to improve their interests for
the learning of the English language.
Of fact, there is nothing more
exciting than students enthusiasm
and passion for the learning of a
song, a poem or dramatizing a play.
And this is gotten by means of
showing them optimism and
confidence for all the students have a
chance of learning.
What is the motivation?Motivation is a desire to achieve a
goal, combined with the energy to
work towards that goal.How to motivate for class and
study?
We can explain the contents onthe basis using many strategies
where the students mustmemorize songs and poems,
think and speak about life'ssituations.
However is very importantthat we can use several
strategies for motivating ourstudents, We can do many
visits to places associated withthe contents of the classes and
others activities where they canacquire experiences very
important to promotemotivation and cognitive
interest.
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Date activity Invitee Grade Participate grade
October 29 th 10-04 song: wake me on
when September endsSong: Party in theU.S.ASong: GirlfriendFashion showPoem
10-05 poem: I wonder byJeannie Kirby
9-03 Colombian folk show10-05 Debate
Grade 601, 602, 701, 702
Grade: 801, 802, 903, 904
Grade: 904, 903, 1002,1004
Grade: 1004, 1102, 1003,1005
Grade: 901, 902, 1005
Grade: 1005, 901, 1002
OCTOBER 29 th10-02 song
Songpoem
10-03 song and dance11-01 -02 dance and song.
mimic11- 01 dance11-02 dance11-03 dance.
11-04 play10-01. Decoration and
posters
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Teachers project
---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------Marinelcy Prado Lozano Nydia Yanid Hernndez g.
____________________________________Martin Guillermo Lpez
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CONCLUSIONS
This project was designed to raise the motivation in English language learning. Through different activities,students can realize that day after day English is becoming a part of our lives.
Perhaps in the classroom, English could be noticed as another subject that students have to study, without a link
with real life, now and here, in Cucuta, in Juan Atalaya Integrated High School. The performances and activitieshave been showed us, are trying to tell us that in almost every moment of our daily routine English is present. If
after this English Day we are a little more aware of that, the main objective of this project has been achieved.
Finally, we gratefully acknowledge this collaborative effort with students and colleagues for their assistance,
support and advice.
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