Promoting Student Motivation in EFL Classroom-A Perspective on the Role of Teacher

Teaching and learning English as a second or foreign language has not been easy either for teachers or for learners. Teachers face problems while teaching it while learners face difficulties while learning it. Many factors contribute to these problems and difficulties and lack of motivation on the part of learners or demotivated learners is one of the most common problems faced by the teachers which affects both teachers and learners in negative way. Motivated learners are a dream of every ESL/EFL teachers but it is hardy realized. However, it is also important to note that teachers enjoy and lay a very significant role in ESL/EFL teaching and learning process. In this respect, what role ESL/EFL teachers can play in motivating their learners inside and outside the ESL/EFL classrooms and what strategies can be used and utilized to motivate and promote motivation among ESL/EFL learners are the topics of discussion of this paper. Briefing the term motivation and its types, attempt has also been done to systematically propose certain practical strategies for ESL/EFL teachers to employ inside and outside the classroom for motivating their students to learn so that the aims and objectives of teaching English are fulfilled easily.