Formation of Motivation for Primary School Pupils to Learn a Foreign Language

Abstract

Motivation has been described as the "lost heart" of language teaching. As educators, we frequently overlook the fact that all of our educational activities are filtered via our students' motivation. Learners, in this way, control the flow of the class. This article makes an attempt to examine the motivation of English foreign language students to learn a foreign language from a theoretical standpoint. It includes a description of the theory, the importance of motivation, specific approaches for motivating students, the difference between instrumental and integrative motivation, and the distinction between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, factors influencing motivation, and implementing motivational teaching practices.