EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY ON MOTIVATION IN EFL CLASSROOMS

In language classrooms, being in unnatural conversational situations, students need
motivation more than other learning milieus. Teachers try to capture the attention of
students through various methods and techniques. Many researchers in EFL teaching
profession have stated that good motivation has appositive effect on foreign language
learning. The purpose of this study is to explore how technology could be used to
increase students‘ motivation in EFL classrooms.
For this purpose; a questionnaire was administered to a group of students at Akdeniz
University Preparatory Classes in 2007-2008 academic year. As a result it was found
out that technology was a dynamic and challenging motivating factor in EFL classrooms
and there may be some suggestions focusing on the achievement of learning
objectives.