The use of motivational strategies in EFL classrooms : a comparative study of Vietnamese and Finnish EFL teachers
The thesis describes a comparative research of motivational strategies in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms of Vietnamese and Finnish teachers. The aim of the study was to understand individual teachers’ motivational strategies in the classroom and analyze strategies cross-culturally in the two contexts and describe the teachers’ difficulties and challenges in motivating students.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three Vietnamese EFL teachers and three Finnish EFL teachers. The interview data were analyzed inductively using qualitative content analysis method to build up the motivational strategy dimensions which were also partly based on Dörnyei’s motivational strategies.
The research found that Vietnamese and Finnish teachers have similar motivational strategy dimensions mostly in creating basic motivation, generating initial motivation and encouraging positive self-evaluation. The most outstanding differences were mainly strategies teachers used to maintain and protect student motivation. While Vietnamese teachers faced challenges from the educational system, curriculum, schools, textbooks, standardized tests, Finnish teachers faced challenges from the students.
...
Alternative title
Comparative study of Vietnamese and Finnish EFL teacherKeywords
Metadata
Show full item recordCollections
- Pro gradu -tutkielmat [29105]
Related items
Showing items with similar title or keywords.
-
Teacher authority in the classroom : views of Finnish basic school English teachers and classroom teachers
Räsänen, Janne (2021)Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin suomalaisten peruskoulun opettajien suhtautumista opettajan auktoriteettiin, sekä siihen vaikuttaviin tekijöihin. Opettajan auktoriteetin on perinteisesti nähty tarkoittavan opettajan valtaa ... -
Subject teachers and classroom teachers' conceptions of early English teaching in Finland
Salo, Emmi (2022)Kielitaidon merkitys on kasvanut huomattavasti, mikä on korostanut kielenopetuksen tarvetta. Tämä näkyy myös perusopetuksen opetussuunnitelman muutoksessa (2019), jonka myötä ensimmäisen vieraan kielen (A1) opetus alkaa ... -
Learning while laughing or learning by laughing? : Finnish EFL teachers’ conceptions of efficient use of humour in the language classroom
Naskali, Milja (2024)Huumori on hyvin arkipäiväinen osa elämäämme, ja viime vuosikymmenten saatossa siitä on tullut yhä tavallisempi ilmiö myös luokkahuoneissa. Tutkimustulokset huumorin vaikutuksista tässä kontekstissa ovat kuitenkin olleet ... -
Use of music in English classrooms in lower and upper secondary schools and at university of applied sciences : a comparative study on teachers' perceptions and practices
Keskinen, Outi (2014)Oppiaineiden välinen integraatio ja monipuolisten opetusmenetelmien luoma kokemuksellisuus ovat merkityksellisiä elementtejä modernissa kielten opetuksessa. Musiikilla ja kielillä on todettu olevan useita yhteisiä tekijöitä, ... -
‘The teacher almost made me cry’ : Narrative analysis of teachers' reactive classroom management strategies as reported by students diagnosed with ADHD
Honkasilta, Juho; Vehkakoski, Tanja; Vehmas, Simo (Pergamon, 2016)This interview study addresses the gap in earlier research by focussing on the narratives of 13 ADHDdiagnosed Finnish students regarding teacher reactive classroom management strategies. The data are analysed through ...