HOW TO ENHANCE MOTIVATION IN STUDENTS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The main objective of this paper was to encourage students' motivational attitude when learning a foreign language. Whether learners are able to accomplish their academic goals strongly depends on their motivational elements, intrinsic and extrinsic, which remarkably influence students' learning performance. The aim of this paper is to describe certain techniques with special attention given to their impact on enhancing learners' motivation in a foreign language class. Specific techniques were developed due to which students manage to relieve their anxiety, discomfort and in positive atmosphere initiate their will to perform. This paper also aims to emphasize compelling effect of a teacher's selection of specific activities thus influencing students' motivational approach. Findings of this paper demonstrate how indispensable motivation is and how specific activities can influence students' self-esteem and learning performance.