Online Motivation

The recent pandemic times have compelled the education sector to seek new teaching methods to instill confidence and sustain learners' interest. Dr.MobinaRahnama delivered an exciting talk on Online Motivation on 18.2.2021. The English Language Centre, UTAS-Ibri, hosted the webinar for the ELC staff.

DrMobina holds a Ph.D. degree in TEFL/TESOL and she is a researcher as well. Her writing credits include authoring many papers and a book on English language teaching and feedback. Her main areas of professional interest are feedback, teacher education and teacher development.

Dr.Mobina emphasized the dire need for meaningful lessons and a conducive learning environment for the online teaching model. She was upright enough to state that chaotic, unsupportive, meaningless classes cannot boost motivation; they nip the zeal and inner drive in the bud and make learning monotonous. She also shared five quick tips with teachers to motivate second language learners. Dr.Mobina opined that teaching English to international students is a daunting task for an English teacher and it becomes inevitable for the language teachers to double their efforts since learners may constantly resort to their native language or the official language of the country or area where they live.

She concluded her talk with a hopeful note that the opening scene of endless English chatting and discussion among our learners does not have to be a dream. When these tips are put into action, we can watch it become our reality!

The English Language centre commended the efforts of the speaker and appreciated the contribution of the passion of the Professional Development Committee team.