THE ROLE OF ACTIVATION IN INCREASING ESL & EFL LEARNERS’ MOTIVATION

This study aims at reviewing some theoretical ideas on language learning as a second or foreign language (based on communicative aspect of language learning) and checking the importance and relevance of activation in increasing the ESL (English as a Second Language) or EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners’ motivation. It is believed that high motivated students can learn more effectively. On the other hand, the students’ level of activation in learning process has an effective and remarkable role in letting them improve their communicative skills. Consequently, activities through which students have more opportunities to use the language with more interaction and involvement let the students to be more responsible in their own learning process and to be highly motivated. In other words, the more the learners are involved and activated, the more they are motivated to participate in learning the language. Therefore, teachers need to apply some appropriate techniques that can increase the learners’ activation and motivation.