Enhancing learners’ intrinsic motivation. The impact of the Storyline method
Enhancing learners’ intrinsic motivation. The impact of the Storyline method

Summary/Abstract: The success of teaching a foreign language lies undoubtedly in maintaining high levels of learner motivation, particularly their intrinsic motivation. As abundant literature and significant research on intrinsic motivation in foreign language learners exist, this article focuses on the Storyline method as one of the ways of enhancing learner involvement. In doing so, the article presents the fundamentals of the method in question: its history, philosophy and ways of accommodating it in a language classroom. The aim of the study reported below was to examine the extent to which the use of the Storyline method influences learners' intrinsic motivation. Quantitative and qualitative methods have been applied including a selfassessment Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (Deci and Ryan 2010) and semi-structured interviews conducted after a sequence of lessons. The study revealed a positive impact of the Storyline method on learners' interest/enjoyment, perceived choice and perceived competence, and its negative impact on the pressure/tension felt which is a negative predictor of intrinsic motivation. Interviews conducted with the learners further confirmed that the Storyline method enhanced their creativity and added to a general sense of success.

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