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TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN MOTIVATING STUDENTS IN
INCLUSIVE SCHOOL
Natasha Prasetyaning Andryastuti
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abstract
Motivation has an important role in the teaching and learning process. This is in
line with what Mahadi & Jafari (2012) believe that motivation can be the
successful and useful issue in language learning. Motivational strategies are
important, in fact, giving motivation sometimes is not really regarded by the
teacher. This study aims to investigate the motivational strategies that used by the
teachers to motivate students who are learning in inclusive elementary school in
Salatiga. There were 3 English teachers from three inclusive elementary schools
that participated in this study. To obtain the data, interviews were used as the
instrument. The interview questions were adopted from Dörnyei’s (2001) stepwise
approach. The result showed that the teachers used four strategies. Those
strategies were creating the basic motivational condition, generating initial
motivation, maintaining and protecting motivation, and encouraging positive selfevaluation. The result of this study is hoped to help teachers who are teaching in
inclusive school to motivate their students in language learning.
Keywords: motivation, motivational strategies, inclusive school