Rewards as a Motivational Strategy for Enhancing EFL Learning: Case Study of First year at M'sila University

Abstract

Abstract Motivation is considered as an important factor in learning process. That is why EFL teachers do the best to make their students confortable and more motivated through following specific ways and methods. The present work attempts to investigate the use of rewards for enhancing EFL learners’ motivation at the English language Department of Mohamed Boudiaf University of M’sila. More specifically, it is carried out to know which types of rewards were used by teachers at the university. Two questionnaires were distributed to ten teachers and thirty-five first year LMD students. The results confirm the hypothesis that the rewards technique is considered as an effective strategy for enhancing students' motivation. The finding revealed that teachers and learners hold a positive attitude towards the use of rewards at the university. Furthermore; both students and teachers confirm that the most motivating type of rewards is tangible rewards.