Enhancing Language Learners’ Motivation: the Use of Routine Breakers with Undergraduates Learning English Linguistics

An in-depth investigation is currently being conducted regarding English as a Second Language (ESL) learners’ motivation and its relationship to academic performance; these learners are all undergraduate students in Malaga University, pursuing a degree on English Studies. As part of this in-depth s...

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Autor principal:	Rosa Munoz-Luna
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Lenguaje:	CA EN ES FR
Publicado:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2014
Materias:	routine-breakers motivation attention class dynamics Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Language and Literature P
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:026d72536e67425fa6edba215823c8982021-11-25T13:22:30ZEnhancing Language Learners’ Motivation: the Use of Routine Breakers with Undergraduates Learning English Linguistics10.5565/rev/jtl3.5132013-6196https://doaj.org/article/026d72536e67425fa6edba215823c8982014-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/jtl3/article/view/513https://doaj.org/toc/2013-6196 An in-depth investigation is currently being conducted regarding English as a Second Language (ESL) learners’ motivation and its relationship to academic performance; these learners are all undergraduate students in Malaga University, pursuing a degree on English Studies. As part of this in-depth study, a comparative analysis was made between two student cohorts: a control group and an experimental group; the research instrument used was a questionnaire. This instrument measured students’ motivation and perceptions on the subject of English linguistics. While the control group attended their usual linguistics lessons, the experimental group learners were exposed to different activities in the middle of the lessons (the so-called routine breakers in this paper). Comparison between both groups shed some light on the issue of language learners’ motivation, indicating the positive effects of attention calls and group dynamics in the classroom. Likewise, various routine breaker ideas are offered and their benefits to the learners are explained. Rosa Munoz-LunaUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelonaarticleroutine-breakersmotivationattentionclass dynamicsSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Language and LiteraturePCAENESFRBellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2014)
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description	An in-depth investigation is currently being conducted regarding English as a Second Language (ESL) learners’ motivation and its relationship to academic performance; these learners are all undergraduate students in Malaga University, pursuing a degree on English Studies. As part of this in-depth study, a comparative analysis was made between two student cohorts: a control group and an experimental group; the research instrument used was a questionnaire. This instrument measured students’ motivation and perceptions on the subject of English linguistics. While the control group attended their usual linguistics lessons, the experimental group learners were exposed to different activities in the middle of the lessons (the so-called routine breakers in this paper). Comparison between both groups shed some light on the issue of language learners’ motivation, indicating the positive effects of attention calls and group dynamics in the classroom. Likewise, various routine breaker ideas are offered and their benefits to the learners are explained.
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title	Enhancing Language Learners’ Motivation: the Use of Routine Breakers with Undergraduates Learning English Linguistics
title_short	Enhancing Language Learners’ Motivation: the Use of Routine Breakers with Undergraduates Learning English Linguistics
title_full	Enhancing Language Learners’ Motivation: the Use of Routine Breakers with Undergraduates Learning English Linguistics
title_fullStr	Enhancing Language Learners’ Motivation: the Use of Routine Breakers with Undergraduates Learning English Linguistics
title_full_unstemmed	Enhancing Language Learners’ Motivation: the Use of Routine Breakers with Undergraduates Learning English Linguistics
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Enhancing Language Learners’ Motivation: the Use of Routine Breakers with Undergraduates Learning English Linguistics

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