Understanding motivation in children
A dive into the principles that affect motivation, according to Self-determination theory.
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Toni le Roux matriculated with four As. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English and French, later graduating with an Honours degree in Translation and an Honours degree in French. She is currently reading for her master’s degree in teaching French as a foreign language. Toni is passionate about languages and passionate about teaching. She tutored in various capacities throughout her university career and recently returned from France where she taught English as an English language assistant. Toni is learning to play the guitar, is passionate about regenerative farming, and keeps a worm farm. Her favourite book is The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Murial Barbery. One of her favourite quotes (from the The Elegance of the Hedgehog) is: “There are days when I feel I have been able to grasp all there is to know in one single gaze, as if invisible branches suddenly spring out of nowhere, weaving together all the disparate strands of my reading – and then suddenly the meaning escapes, the essence evaporates, and no matter how often I reread the same lines, they seem to flee ever further with each subsequent reading, and I see myself as some mad old fool who thinks her stomach is full because she’s been attentively reading the menu.”
A dive into the principles that affect motivation, according to Self-determination theory.
Why are second-language speakers such good communicators? Well, when you learn a…