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English Language Teacher Motivation in Sri Lankan Public Schools

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Sujeewa Hettiarachchi

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Abstract

Drawing on in-depth qualitative data from fifty-four surveys and five interviews, this studyinvestigated aspects of motivation and demotivation among Sri Lankan English language teachers. Theparticipants included a convenience sample of English teachers currently employed in public schools. Theresults of the study revealed that students themselves, the act of teaching students, and the prestigious socialposition for English teachers in Sri Lanka are main motivators for teachers. The main demotivators for theparticipants included limited facilities for teaching and learning in schools, inefficiency of schooladministration and zonal education offices, difficulties in obtaining teacher transfers, the discrepancy betweenthe English curriculum and students’ English proficiency, and the poor relationship between colleagues.Overall results of the study indicate that teacher demotivation is a significant issue in Sri Lankan publicschools which needs the immediate attention of the country’s education policy designers and management

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Author(s): Hettiarachchi S

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Language Teaching and Research

Year: 2013

Volume: 4

Issue: 1

Pages: 1-11

Print publication date: 01/01/2013

ISSN (print): 1798-4769

ISSN (electronic): 2053-0684

Publisher: Academy Publication

URL: https://doi.org/10.4304/jltr.4.1.1-11

DOI: 10.4304/jltr.4.1.1-11

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