The Importance of Intrinsic Motivation for Young Learners to Enhance Reading Ability at Secondary Schools
Abstract
this article discusses the main role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for young learners to enhance reading ability at secondary schools. When students read a passage or a book, they usually have a reason for doing it. The most prominent reason for recreational reading is "I enjoy it." This reason refers to interest or intrinsic motivation, which means doing something for its own sake, and these motivations are internal to the student. Intrinsic motivation is a crucial aspect for young elementary level school learners to improve reading ability that all researchers and teachers admitted it. Intrinsic motivation is an important theory in any education field. Among the English young learners who need exact distinctive ways to motivate them to learn English well. This reason indicates to interest or intrinsic motivation, which means doing something for its enjoyment and these motivations are internal to the young level learners. Elementary learners who regularly read for their own willing are often quite proficient and are usually extremely obtaining readers.
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