Unmotivated Motivating: Toward Motivating L2 Learning, Based on Demotivating Factors
The purpose of this study was defining the effectiveness of an instructional motivational plan(based on self conscious and self report on personal demotivating factors) to improve English learning and motivation as a foreign language(L2) For doing so it has been designed a Likert scale, questionnaire on learners demotivating factors, a self report one. The questionnaire has been made based on literature review and experts comments about. Five cases (subjects) with the average age of 16, selected among English learners of an Iranian language institute; All of these female learners had been accomplished 2 semesters of institute English course package, before. They entered to the treatment/instructional plan one by one after 5th session. Each of them had their own treatment plan based on their answers to the questionnaire. At the end of each two sessions, they answered to an exam based on past sessions instructions. They had totally 24 instructional sessions which has been accomplished during 3 months. The results of continuous exams showed a visible growth in cases scores and final mean score. Hence, the findings of this study affirmed the effectiveness of the instructional plan based on authors made demotivating factors questionnaire, to improve learners English learning as a second language.