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How can Teachers Motivate Teenagers?

How can Teachers Motivate Teenagers?

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Attitudinal QualitiesAttitudinal Qualities

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Empathy1

2 Authenticity

Acceptance

According to the Psychologist Carl Rogers:

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EmpathyEmpathy

• Seeing things from the students’ viewpoints– Journals writing

• Create wonderful opportunities to find out more about themselves and their class expectations

• Keep a strict conversation between T and Ss.• Make them feel not to worry too much about writing mistakes.

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AuthenticityAuthenticity

• Being yourself– Using Photos

• Give the chance to know more about T’s life outside the classroom.

• Increase their inquisitiveness and show more interest in describing a T’s photos than a random unknown man in a book.

• Grammar Lessons can be supported with photos as well.

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AcceptanceAcceptance

• Of Ss’ ideas and opinions– Music

• English music can be a source for highly motivation activities.

• Ss appreciate you if you make an effort to find out what they like listening to. (T can get the information from Ss’ surveys.)

• Having music on in the background can really change the atmosphere of a classroom.

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