Many internal and external, general and individual factors affect young-adults‘ motivation to learn a second language: interest in the subject matter, perception of its usefulness, general intrinsic desire to learn, self-confidence and others. The investigations in three different Lithuanian and one England institutions helped to apply and test the general theory of motivation towards the chosen age group – young adults. The research proved the applied hypothesis that second language learning motivation of a young-adult is an inner characteristic whish is shaped out of the positive reinforcement from outside through a broad milieu of society, teachers, parents and peers. The basic preconditions to enhance motivation in day to day classrooms are proved to be: appropriate teacher behaviour and good teacher-student rapport, a pleasant and supportive classroom atmosphere, cohesive learner group.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LABT_ETD/oai:elaba.lt:LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2006~D_20060531_191445-34746 |
| Date | 31 May 2006 |
| Creators | Valichova, Natalija |
| Contributors | Tamošiūnas, Tadas, Pruskus, Valdas, Bagdanavičius, Juozas, Grigas, Romualdas, Senkus, Vladas, Nevedomskienė, Danute Valerija, Vilnius Pedagogical University |
| Publisher | Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), Vilnius Pedagogical University |
| Source Sets | Lithuanian ETD submission system |
| Language | Lithuanian |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2006~D_20060531_191445-34746 |
| Rights | Unrestricted |
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