Ninth graders’ motivation towards the english learning in a public school in Cali Colombia

Abstract

Motivation is the motor for humans to accomplish a task. Many times, it determines success if we put it together with discipline. However, it is very important to take into account the factors that affect it in the different fields of life. To this regard, some authors mention different types of motivation, such as intrinsic, extrinsic and amotivation. To be motivated requires a series of characteristics that make an individual to behave oriented towards the achievement of a personal goal. In the field of language learning, there are some authors who describe some motivational components related to motivation and categorize them into three main dimensions such as the Language Level, the Learner Level, and the Learning Situation Level. Others talk about integrative and instrumental motivation toward language learning.