Learning and Learning Difficulties

EFL teachers' behavior of using motivational strategies: The case of teaching in the Korean context

“…Motivation to learn is acquired through classroom experiences such as direct instruction, modeling, and interaction with the instructor, as well as general experience (Cheng & D€ ornyei, 2007;D€ ornyei, 2001a;D€ ornyei & Csiz er, 1998). Moreover, a teacher's skills and teaching style are positively correlated with student achievement (Hirsch, 2001;Westwood, 2004). Several studies have also reported that motivation is an important component of effective teaching and that teachers' use of motivational strategies affects students' English learning achievement (Bernaus & Gardner, 2008;Hirsch, 2001;Westwood, 2004).…”

“…Moreover, a teacher's skills and teaching style are positively correlated with student achievement (Hirsch, 2001;Westwood, 2004). Several studies have also reported that motivation is an important component of effective teaching and that teachers' use of motivational strategies affects students' English learning achievement (Bernaus & Gardner, 2008;Hirsch, 2001;Westwood, 2004). Teachers' skills are a crucial basis for the incorporation of motivational strategies into curricula and teaching to create motivating learning environments (D€ ornyei, 2001a).…”

Teaching Children with Learning Difficulties via Community-Based Rehabilitation Projects in rural Sri Lanka

“…These students are often distracted, they display short attention spans, are not active participants in the learning process, are unable to bring together prior knowledge and personal experiences to current learning, exhibit learned helplessness and low self-esteem, and inability to succeed in academic tasks (Westwood, 2004;Ellis, 2005). Hence, in many countries students with LD drop out of school without completing primary school education (UNESCO, 2011).…”

The Effect of Freewriting on Developing Punctuation Marks in Paragraph Writings of Iranian EFL Intermediate Learners

“…"Writing is used as a medium for collecting, preserving and transmitting information" (Graham, MacArthur, & Fitzgerald, 2013, p. 5). However, writing encourages the writer to have physical and mental effort (Westwood, 2004) and the most important factor in writing is making students involved personally in learning process.…”