User:Mayra-mtz/academicwriting notes

Outline

Problem

Lack of motivation in the classroom negatively affects the acquisition of a second language.

Purpose

to know how motivation helps students to acquire a second language and why motivated students learn better than not motivated students because as a teacher it is important to know how students can be motivated in order to succeed in the learning process.

Research questions

How does setting a goal help students to acquire a second language? Can not to set a goal affect the acquisition of a second language? What is the teacher’s role in the learning process of a second language?

1.Motivated students get different factors that help them to acquire a second language.

a)Setting goals is one of the factors that help students to be motivated when learning a second language.

b)Social interaction is an important aspect that helps students to be motivated in the acquisition of a second language.

2.Not motivated students are less interested in learning a second language because probably they do not have a reason to learn a language.

a)Some students are not motivated because they do not have a goal to achieve. b)Not setting goals is not always a reason for not being motivated.

3. Teacher’s role in the learning process is an important aspect that is involved in the motivation factor.

a)Applying strategies to motivate students is one of the teacher’s roles in the teaching process. b) communication is one of the most important aspect that a teacher should improve in the second language teaching.

conclusion

Notes about Anotated bibliography

it is focused on the problem, purpose and reserch questions

Reference according to APA

Small paragraph (4 to 6 sentences)

• Valuate the author’s background
• Need to know who the audience is
• Compare or contrast this work with another one
• Explain how the reference helps you
• Annotated bibliography (10 references)

Google Docs

abstract: no more than 120 words. it the summary of the literature review with no intention.

All paragraphs should not be justified.

page break: click on "insert" then on "page break".

title page: do not use Bold letters.

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to know how motivation helps studenst to acquire a second language and why motivated students learn better than not motivated students because as a teacher it is important to know how they can be motivated in order to succed in the learning process.

Problem

lack of motivation in the classroom negativly affects the acquisition of a second language.

Research questions

How can teachers motivate studenst to learn a second language?

why do teacher consider motivation an important factor in the acquisition of a second language?

Literature review

to answer the reserch questions which are related to the problem.

notes:

• types of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic.
• classroom motivation

Anotated Bibliography

Taguchi K. (2006). Is motivation a predictor of foreign language learning? International Education Journal, 2006, 7(4), 560-569. Retrieved from: http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/iej/articles/v7n4/Taguchi/paper.pdf

In this article the author support that motivation is a factor that helps students to learn. As in the article written by Gardner R. (2001), it says that motivated students have a goal in mind. People work and perform different activities in order to achieve a goal. The need to achieve their objective make people to be motivated. It will be useful to me to use this information to compare the opinions between these two authors. It also will help me because in this way I will take in consideration the students’ goals as an important aspect the motivate them.

Gömleksiz M. (2001). The effects of age and motivation factors on second language acquisition. Retrieved from: http://web.firat.edu.tr/sosyalbil/dergi/arsiv/cilt11/sayi2/217-224.pdf.

In this article the author describes the effects of age and motivation factors on second language acquisition. This article will be useful for my investigation because it mentions how motivation is important in the acquisition of a second language. It also talks about the importance of been motivated during a learning process. At the same time it explains the role of the teacher and learners in the learning process. It useful for me because it provides some explanations and reasons of why motivation is an important factor in the learning process. Another aspect that could be considered from this article is the way teacher uses strategies to motivate students.

Hanrahan M. (1998). The effects of learning environment factors on students’ motivation learning. International Journal of Science Education 20 (6) p 737-753. Retrieved from: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/1352/1/hanrahan_ijse.pdf

In this article the author reports how motivation is an important factor in the acquisition if a second language. She did an investigation in which different students fro a biology class were involved. In this investigation, she noticed how intrinsic and extrinsic motivation were an important factor. She also mentioned that not only motivation is important for learning a second language but also the way teacher implemented by using other tools. This article will help me for my work because I want to know what teachers can do in order to motivate students to learn. I consider that the results she got will be useful for my work.

Gardner R. (2001) Language Learning motivation: the teacher, the learner and the research. Retrieved from: http://www.eric.ed.gov.dibpxy.uaa.mx/PDFS/ED464495.pdf

In this article the author describes how a motivated individual should act according three elements. The first element talks about how motivated students persist on learning the language, do homework, and make a big effort for learning it. The second element says that a motivated individual has in mind an objective and wants to succeed. The last element is when the individual enjoy everything that involves learning a second language. This article will help for my work because it mentions some important characteristics that a motivated student should have. It also includes some definitions of motivation that will help me to complete my idea about my topic.

Jackson Kytle. (2004). To Want to Learn: Insights and Provocations for Engaged Learning. Palgrave McMillan. Available from: http://site.ebrary.com.dibpxy.uaa.mx/lib/univeraguascalientes/docDetail.action?docID=10118454&p00=motivation

The author of this book is Kytle Jackson. Jackson Kytle is Deputy Provost at the New School University in New York City's Greenwich Village. She wrote the book called to want to learn: insights and provocations for engaged learning. In her book, she talks about how motivation is linked with the process of learning. According to Jackson K. motivation should be developed by teachers. She also considers that learners are engaged to the process of learning when they are motivated. This book will be useful for me because she describes how motivation is linked to learning and also describes the way teachers could improve it in the teaching and learning process.

Woldkowsky R. J (1978). Motivation and Teaching: A practical guide. Available from: http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED159173.pdf

The author of this book is Woldkowsky R. J. he was a teacher and he had had fifteen years of experience. He supports that motivation help teachers to have a better results in the learning process. Woldkowsky R. J says that motivation helps class environment. When a class is motivations the communication flows, discipline problems are less, and the anxiety decrease. The book also mentioned that unmotivated students could be anxious. Problems can be increased and teaching can be a difficult task to perform. This article will help me because it mentions how motivation can benefit a class in the learning ptrpcess and also how it can affect it.

Brophy E. J (2004). Motivating students to learn. Available from: http://books.google.com.mx/books?id=gD7_VSNmu7cC&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86&dq=Motivating+Students+to+Learn:+Overcoming+Barriers+to+High+Achievement+(1993&source=bl&ots=nUWsQpzxIU&sig=F7fFULops1ZbUfwUz83bPj4VSs8&hl=es&ei=Jd7STIjdCIr0swOzlqn1Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false

This book was written by Brophy E. J. In his book he mentions different aspects that should be taken in consideration by the teacher to promote motivation in the classroom. He describes how intrinsic motivation can be used through activities that can help students to b e more interested in the process of learning. He considers motivation as subjective; he says that a motivation is linked to actions and decisions. He also supports the Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs theory. This theory describes how different factor can affect or benefit student’s motivation. Likely to Taguchi K. (2006), he also supports the idea that personal goals are part of motivation. This article will help me to compare the different reason of why goals are important to motivation and to know why Maslow’s theory is involved in the learning process.

Ormrod J.E. (2009). How Motivation Affects Behavior and Cognition. Retrieved on Wednesday3rd,2010. From: http://www.education.com/reference/article/motivation-affects-behavior-cognition/

This article was written by Ormrod J.E. Similar to Taguchi K. (2006) and Brophy E. J (2004) this author supports the idea that goals are part of motivation. He says that motivation increase the reasons to learn. It also mentions that motivation is an important part that makes students to make a big effort when they are performing activities. It also mention how motivated students acts in class. That is to say motivated students pay more attention; they try to understand what teachers intend to teach them. This article will help me to support the ideal about why goals are part of motivation. It also will help me to know more reasons and examples of motivation.

Retrieved from: http://www.psychologycampus.com/educational-psychology/motivation.html

This web page defines motivations as a critical part in the process of learning. Motivation is important to engage students in the process of learning. It says that motivated students use higher cognitive processes in the acquisition of new information. It mentions that people can be motivated in different ways. One way of motivation is when someone wants to learn by nature. Other people are motivated by the need of getting good grades. In contrast some people are motivated by performing well an activity. It also gives several reasons of why a teacher can be a facto of motivation. This web page will help me in my work because it provides different examples of how a teacher can motivate students and how students can be motivated by personal reasons.

Weller M. (2005). General principlas of motivation. Retrieved on November 2nd, 2010 from: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/motivate.htm

The author of this web page is Weller M. He describes several principals that can be applied to the learning process according to motivation. As equal as Ormrod J.E (2009), Taguchi K. (2006) and Brophy E. J (2004) He supports goals as an important factor to be motivated. He also provides some strategies that teacher can use in order to increase motivation in the classroom. Other aspect that is important from this article to me is that he considers time and material as motivated factors. This web page will help me to consider the different strategies that a teacher can use in the classroom to motivate students.

MEAL PLAN

1.- Main Idea.

2.- Evidence, Examples, quotes, references, etc.

3.- Analysis, compare and contraste, cause and effect.

4.- Link.

APA STYLE

Book

author last, first initial. (year of publication). title. publisher location:publisher.

Electronic book

author last, first inicial. (year). title. available from doi:or url. (note: the doi, digital object identifier, number should be used any and all cases where it is availabe)

Journal article with DOI

author last, first initial. (year of publication). article title. Journal title, volume #(issue number), start page-end. doi: alphanumeric string.

sample citation: Welch, K. (2005) Technical comminication and physical location: Topoi and architecture in computer classrooms. Technical communication Quarterly.14(3), 335-3344. doi:10.1207/s15427625tcq1403_12

Journal article without DOI

author last, first initicial. (year or publication). article title. Journal title, volume #(issue number), start page-end. Retrieved from URL

Webpage

Author's last name, First initial. (Year). Name of the article. Retrieved on (date). from: (website)

without author:

name of the article (year) Retrieved on: date from :webpage

without date

Author's last name, First initial. (N.d.). Name of the article. Retrieved on (date) from: (website)

How to write an article review essay

Summary of the article: two paragraphs

The meaning or implication of the results: two paragraphs

(note: here we have to follow the MEAL plan and references according to the APA style)

The final paragraph should provide the big picture, should provide any future implications or research related to the study, and should be one paragraph long.

Academic Paper Sections

Title page

Name of the university

Title of the paper

Authors’ name

Date

Running head

Very first page

Abstract

It has its own page.

120 words

It is not indented

Note: all text is left justify and it has to be double space.

introduction 250 words

Literature review

Also called background

The first line, the heading is the title of the paper.

Don not type “literature review” instead of this write the title of the paper.

Every paragraph is indented.

Indentation has to be 0.5 inches.

Method

To write the word “Method” at the center of the page.

Instruments

Questionnaires

Results or findings

You can use some examples.

Conclusion

No more than one page

It should be 250 words

It is not a new section.

It is part of the discussion section.

References

This is the title

To write the sources using APA style.

Feedback

Mayra, you have made good improvements to your notes page. Include some examples of APA resources: a book, journal, and website reference. --Benjamin Stewart 01:47, 12 October 2010 (UTC)