Banca de DEFESA: ANA PAULA BORGES

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ANA PAULA BORGES
DATE: 19/06/2023
TIME: 08:00
LOCAL: VIRTUAL
TITLE:

The motivational dynamics in a free course class in the interior of Minas Gerais

KEY WORDS:

Motivational dynamics. Co-adaptation. English language classes. English teaching. English learning.

PAGES: 127
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Lingüística
SUBÁREA: Lingüística Aplicada
SUMMARY:

This investigation aimed to understand the interrelation between the students' motivation and that of the English language teacher in a group at a private course in the city of Carmópolis de Minas. The theoretical framework of the investigation is on Dörnyei’s (2020) concept of L2 motivation and the construct of coadaptation, according to Larsen-Freeman and Cameron (2008). The complex system investigated was constituted by the motivation of the teacher, that of the students’, and the learning context. The time window was a set of ten classes, the time needed for the implementation of a complete didactic unit. Data generation involved filling out a form by all participants, provided by Google Forms, entitled Motivational Meter, at the beginning and end of each class. In this form, the participant's motivational level was objectively indicated, by his choice between motivated, neutral or unmotivated, and subjectively justified with a brief comment. In addition, before each class, the teacher recorded a short narrative in audio in which she briefly described her planning for the specific class. And, at the end of it, she recorded another narrative describing how the class went, giving her impressions and recording anything unexpected that happened, especially related to the behavior of the students. Data analysis confirmed the dynamic character of motivation, which fluctuated a lot, both as a result of interactions within the classroom and external factors. It also proved the relationship of constant interdependence between the teacher's motivation, the students’ motivation, and the learning context with the description of the documented co-adaptation processes. The complex character of motivation was also proven, since we were not always able to explain the motivational variation from the beginning to the end of each observed class.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - CAROLINA VIANINI AMARAL LIMA - UFSJ
Externo ao Programa - MARCOS RACILAN ANDRADE
Presidente - MARIA RAQUEL DE ANDRADE BAMBIRRA
Interno - VICENTE AGUIMAR PARREIRAS