Motivation, an influential factor for L2 Acquisition?
The best methods are therefore those that supply 'comprehensible input' in low anxiety situations, containing messages that students really want to hear. These methods do not force early production in the second language, but allow students to produce when they are 'ready', recognizing that improvement comes from supplying communicative and comprehensible input, and not from forcing and correcting production."
so that motivation’s position in L2 acquisition can be confirmed with a reputation of being an economical and efficient "shortcut".
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Writer: Qiu Fei 仇非
From : Zhong Guo Middle School





