The Effect of Motivation in Teaching Teenagers
Abstract
The following article is a case study which investigates the effect of motivation in teaching teenagers and its impact on developing their language skills. The work was done manipulating a comparative research method during a teaching period comprising three steps. Observation and data collection revealed that motivation plays a crucial role in learning success and proves that being unstable motivation is required by learners of that age.
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