Exploring motivational techniques used by secondary level english teacher

Abstract

The research entitled Exploring Motivational Techniques Used by Secondary Level English Teachers was an attempt to explore English language learning motivational techniques used by secondary level English teachers. I followed a narrative inquiry research design to conduct this study. To meet the objectives of the study, I selected four secondary level English language teachers as sample of Ilam district, using purposive non-random sampling procedure. In-depth interview guidelines and open-ended questions were used as tools for primary data collection and their interviews were recorded to obtain information. The collected data were transcribed and then analyzed and interpreted thematically and narratively. The major findings of the study included that secondary level English teachers used different types of motivational techniques to motivate students in learning effectively. They include: involving students in group and pair work, praising and encouraging the students, providing positive feedback to learners, providing an ample example and stories of successful learners, using different types of teaching learning materials, rewarding them symbolically and providing equal chances to every students to participate in classroom activities. In a same way, secondary level English teacher faces various challenges while motivating students in classroom. The challenges are tackling with students’ diversity, learning styles, special need and abilities, lack of sufficient teaching time, support from institution and co-staffs, improper physical facilities, lack of resources and materials provided to teachers. The findings showed that all the participant teachers are in favor of using motivational techniques though they have to face challenges while motivating students in classroom. The present study consists of five chapters. Each chapter is divided into different headings and sub-headings. The first chapter deals with the introduction part of the study which consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, delimitations of the study and operational definition of key terms. The second chapter consists of review of related theoretical and empirical literature and conceptual framework. The third chapter consists of the methods and procedures of the study. It includes the design of the study, population, sample, sampling strategy, and sources of data, research tools, data collection procedures, data analysis and interpretation procedures and ethical considerations. The fourth chapter includes the analysis and interpretation of the data. Finally the fifth chapter presents, summary conclusions and recommendations related to policy, practice and further research. References and appendices are also included at the last part of this thesis.