Evaluating Motivation in the English as a Foreign Language classroom at a Secondary School Level

Abstract

The teaching and learning of a Second or Foreign Language has always raised the interest of researchers seeking to improve learning outcomes and teaching practices. The aim of this paper is to check the degree of motivation on a number of Spanish students learning English as a foreign language at a Secondary School Institution. To do so, a survey has been developed. The answers gathered from the students have later served to compare the level of motivation and the success students had mastering English. On the other hand, I generated a final assessment to check the knowledge acquired by students belonging to different classes where two distinct teaching methods are used. I have also aimed at comparing how two different teaching methodologies such as Total Physical Response (TPR) and Grammar Translation Method (GTM) influence students’ motivation in the groups observed.