Strategies for Raising Student Motivation in Conversational English


Abstract in English

Our aim in this paper is to strategise on how conversational courses can help learners to advance towards their ultimate objective of speaking English fluently. Besides emphasising the role of the teacher, the learner, the teaching material, and the process or context of teaching in enhancing learner motivation.

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