Motivation is used as a Concept for Explaining the Success of Language Learners
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/ijllal.v1i1.209Keywords:
Motivation, achievement, exchange programs, improvingAbstract
Motivation is one of the most important factors for learning a second language proficiently. Motivation is unavoidable linked with language achievement in the sense that language achievement cannot happen without motivation. Motivation is unavoidable linked with language achievement in the sense that it cannot happen without motivation. In short, motivation is used as a concept for explaining the success or failure of a language learner. There are many advantages for knowing other languages but they are not absolutely necessary, and as a consequence, motivation can play an important role in learning second language. And there are many factors that can affect this motivation.
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