EFL Teachers’ Strategies in Motivating Low-Achieving Learners in Online Class

Authors

• Zulkhoir Siregar, Universitas Negeri Malang, IndonesiaFollow
• Johannes Ananto Prayogo, Universitas Negeri Malang, IndonesiaFollow
• Utari Praba Astuti, Universitas Negeri Malang, IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

This study attempts to investigate EFL teachers’ strategies in motivating low-achieving learners in online classes from the perspective of twenty-five English teachers and thirty low-achieving learners. The data were collected through a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. The result of the study revealed that there were some foremost motivational teaching strategies applied by EFL teachers to deal with low-achieving learners during online classes; monitoring students’ activities, showing the importance of English, clarifying difficult topics, caring about students’ learning progress, and explaining topics clearly and specifically.

First Page

408

Last Page

418

Recommended Citation

Siregar, Zulkhoir; Prayogo, Johannes Ananto; and Astuti, Utari Praba (2023) "EFL Teachers’ Strategies in Motivating Low-Achieving Learners in Online Class," Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan: Vol. 8: No. 6, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17977/2502-471X.2330
Available at: https://citeus.um.ac.id/jptpp/vol8/iss6/4