Al Athar مجلة الأثـــــــــــــــر
Volume 14, Numéro 23, Pages 1-12
2015-12-31

The Impact Of Short Stories As An Extrinsic Reward In An Intensive Reading Environment On Learners’ Intrinsic Motivation

Authors : Bilouk Imene .

Abstract

The present paper is pertinent to examine the long-term impact of short stories as an extrinsic reward in an intensive reading environment on learners’ intrinsic motivation, as assessed by indicators of self-reported interest. A total sample of 91 LMD students enrolled in the second year, at the Department of Letters and English Language-University of Constantine1-was allocated to two experimental conditions, namely the no-reward and reward condition. The major findings substantiated that there was a statistically significant difference between the two experimental conditions, indicating that short stories were good incentive to enhance adult students’ intrinsic motivation in intensive reading activities.

Keywords

extrinsic rewards, intrinsic motivation, intensive reading activities