The Impact of Intensive Language Learning on Student Motivation and Fluency
Keywords:
encompass, intensive language acquisition, motivation, fluency and English language teaching.Abstract
Intensive language learning programs profoundly impact student motivation and oral fluency in remarkably diverse educational settings quite frequently overseas. Intensive programs have emerged swiftly as quite popular solutions globally for learners seeking fast results in functional English usage nowadays. Programs like these pretty much always provide learners concentrated exposure frequently and practice regularly fostering deeper often quite intense engagement with language. Such conditions heavily influence learner motivation both intrinsically and extrinsically and significantly contribute rather rapidly to fluency development in spoken English. The paper scrutinizes current pedagogical approaches in intensive programs and their impact on learners' attitudes confidence and performance through various second language acquisition theories. Key findings suggest intensive learning environments boost student motivation significantly through visible progress and immersive tasks while accelerating fluency rapidly. Paper acknowledges challenges like learner burnout and variability in student readiness alongside need for sustainable language development beyond program duration.
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