Enhancing motivation in classroom speaking practice

Abstract

For many non-English major students, speaking English remains a daunting skill, leading to subdued classroom atmospheres during speaking sessions if appropriate strategies are not employed. The action research conducted in two B1 English classes during the first term of the 2023-2024 school year aims to promote student’s speaking practice in the classroom. Findings reveal that when extrinsic motivators are exploited creatively, student’s intrinsic motivation is strengthened regularly, and technological devices are used properly, students develop a habit of practicing speaking in class and perform well in the final speaking test