The Relationship of Cloze Test Format to Motivation with regard to Performance

Abstract

Motivation has not been proven to have a direct causal effect in second language acquisition. However, the importance of it has to be taken into account. As there have been differences in the way researchers define motivation, I have chosen to look at it as a stimulus in a learning situation, My study moves away from the traditional approach of linking motivation with attitude. Researchers who have advocated a non-traditional approach to motivation have surmised that content or format could have an effect on motivation. By administering a doze test with different formats, I will attempt to test if format does indeed effect motivation.