Abstract: Motivating students to participate and engage in English classes has recently become a key interest of research as student motivation is a common problem English language instructors face in the language classroom. Although there is much research on learners’ attitudes towards student motivation and engagement, teachers’ perceptions of the research topic are not available in the literature. This study aims to explore students’ and teachers’ perceptions of motivating students to participate in English classes at international schools in Istanbul. To achieve the objectives of the research, a mixed-methods research design involving the elements of qualitative and quantitative data has been conducted. A questionnaire in which 100 students and 109 teachers have participated has been undertaken at two international schools in İstanbul. The findings of the study demonstrate that both students and teachers perceive teacher personality and teaching skills as the most important motivational factors. The results also show that there is a difference between students and teachers’ perceptions of impacts of the integrative factors, teachers’ praise, self-confidence and course-specific factors. However, as far as the demographic variables are concerned, the results reveal that there is no significant difference between teachers’ demographic variables and their perceptions of the motivational factors. For example, teachers’ perceptions of the motivational factors do not change, considering different age groups. Some recommendations about the ways to motivate students to participate and engage in English classes have been made
Keywords: Motivation, Personality, Skills, Self-Confidence, Praise.
Title: An Investigation into Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of the Factors Motivating High School Students to Participate in English Classes at International Schools in Istanbul
Author: Ahmet TAB, Osman SABUNCUOĞLU
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022
Page No: 494-506
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Published Date: 15-June-2022
