E-LEARNING TOOLS´ INFLUENCE OVER STUDENTS´ MOTIVATION FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Cover Image

E-LEARNING TOOLS´ INFLUENCE OVER STUDENTS´ MOTIVATION FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
E-LEARNING TOOLS´ INFLUENCE OVER STUDENTS´ MOTIVATION FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Author(s): Anca Silvia Rusu-Bodea
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Education
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: e-learning; student motivation; second language;

Summary/Abstract: This study presents the relationship between students´ motivation for learning English as a second language and the usage of practical e-learning tools in the context of modern educational environments where, the internet, the smart phones, computers, e-mail, instant communication are used by la large number of subjects. The issue approached by this paper, is related to the possibility of finding ways to keep students motivated for self directed learning, supported by online courses or internet connected gadgets. Nowadays, English learning applications are being conceived with the purpose of helping students to increase the level of language acquisitions and to determine professors to identify which strategies would be more efficient in the process of teaching, so that, better results would be obtained Taking into account the fact that our audience as teachers could be formed by visual learners, kinesthetic learners, auditory ones and others, the implementation of strategies which include the usage of websites, movies, video and audio clips is recommended to increase learner’s motivation which varies because of numerous endogenous and exogenous factors, such as socio-cultural circumstances or professional needs.

  • Issue Year: 12/2016
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 131-137
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English