Modern Information Technology and English Language Study Motivation

Abstract:

Different students in foreign language classroom behave differently and often achieve different results. Motivation is playing one of the important roles in different individuals. Based on the theory of motivation, this paper studied the role of modern information technology and language learning motivation in a Beijing local municipal university and wanted to detect the relationship between modern information technology and classroom English studying. The paper started from the local context and showed a global concern about the powerful functions of modern information technology in the process of foreign language learning in Beijing's local context. The paper presented the motivational orientation of students deprived from the influence of modern information technology. The paper also argued the disadvantages and drawbacks of it for teachers to be aware of in the process of classroom language instruction. An integration of intrinsic motivation and modern information technology was strongly suggested.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1044-1045)
• Pages: 1623-1626
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1044-1045.1623
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Gui Mei Xie*
• Keywords: Language Learning, Modern Information Technology, Motivation

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137000873_1

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