MOTIVATING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEARNERS TO ENGLISH WITH THE HELP OF SELECTED HANDBOOK CONTENT

Authors

  • Krzysztof Polok University of Zilina, Slovakia
  • Paulina Wojtas University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejfl.v0i0.1463

Keywords:

handbook, course-book contents, motivation, motivation techniques

Abstract

The article explores the topic of students’ motivation and course books, that is how the content of the course books influence students’ motivation, but also how the teachers use the course books and teachers books in the classroom. The two-way research, aimed at finding answers to the main research questions, was based on the specially prepared survey conducted among teachers, but also on the (indicated by the investigated teachers as the most usable) course-book analysis.

 

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2018-02-28

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Vol 3, No 1 (2018)

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