RAISING LEARNER’S MOTIVATION THROUGH CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Case Study: Fourth Year Pupils Of Nacer saleh Middle school At El-zitouna –El-Tarf

Abstract

This study presents the findings of small scale classroom research carried out to investigate the effect of classroom management on learners’ motivation . In Algeria, most EFL teachers face many problems and difficulties with middle school pupils, motivation one of the most significant problems and the most effective solution is implementing classroom management . Teachers who do not have the required skills to manage their classes “even though they may be the most inspiring and knowledgeable teachers” face great difficulties controlling unmotivated classes. Therefore, this study was an attempt to investigate the effect of classroom management on pupil’s motivation and the suitable ways to raise it inside the EFL classroom. Moreover , a questionnaire was administered to teachers from the targeted middle school to figure out the frequently used classroom management techniques , to deepen understanding and the interpretation of the results . As expected the data revealed that “Nasser Saleh’s pupils have a higher degree of self- efficacy and learning value toward English learning additionally they showed an implementation of their own active learning strategies besides of that mentioned in the questionnaire. Although they had difficulties with the English aspects , such as vocabulary structures and spelling were found to be in first place in terms of unmotivated factors. Based on the findings , recommendations and future research are provided . It is hoped that the results of this study could be of much benefit for developing teaching and learning English in El –Tarf middle schools .