THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Abstract

Rost (2006) claims that motivation is “neglected heart” of language teaching. Admittedly, many of us as teachers often tend to forget that motivation is interrelated with the success of our language learners. In this sense, without students’ motivation there is no energy in the classroom. Motivation itself is the strength or a need which directs our behavior. Therefore, motivation can be considered as an issue which is worthy of investigation since it determines the level of language learners’ success.