Attitudes and Motivation

" The motivated individual expends effort, is persistent and attentive to the task at hand, has goals desires, and aspirations, enjoys the activity, experiences reinforcement from success and disappointment from failure, makes attributions concerning success and/or failure, is aroused, and makes use of strategies to aid in achieving goals. That is, the motivated individual exhibits many behaviors, feelings, cognitions, etc., that the individual who is unmotivated does not" (Masgoret & Gardner, 2003, p. 128).

Autorentext

Iromi Weerakoon holds a BA (special) in Languages, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka and an MA in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya. She has been working as a Lecturer in English at Sabaragamuwa University since 2008. Her research interests include Teaching English as a Second Language, Applied linguistics and Psycho-linguistics.