Abstract
This research is to examine the students‘motivational factors and attitude towards the learning ofEnglish grammar in a Computer-supported LearningSystem. Twenty-nine students were taught with astudent-centered approach and three grammar learningweb sites were used frequently for classroom andindividual English grammar practice, whereas anothertwenty-nine were taught with the traditional teachercenteredapproach. Both groups were given grammarcorrection and explanation tests before and after thestudy. After comparing the results of the pre-test andpost-test with those of the control group, it was foundthat the experimental group excelled over the controlgroup in both grammar correction and grammarexplanation. It proved that students‘ implicit andexplicit knowledge on English grammar was greatlyimproved by the computer-supported teaching methodsand environment. Further interviews with the studentsalso revealed that the new pedagogical practice hadprovided many positive motivational factors insupporting students‘ learning process.Keywords: motivation, grammar, computer-supportedclassroom.
Highlights
Learning is always a concious attempt to possess a particular knowledge or skill in various areas
The experimental group consisted of 29 students whereas the control group consisted of 29 students
The total score is 100 for each test, which is a sum of two separate scores: 50 scores on Grammar Correction + 50 scores on Grammar Explanation
Summary
Learning is always a concious attempt to possess a particular knowledge or skill in various areas. Bahruddin, Enhancing Students’ Motivation in Learning English Grammar through a Computer-Supported Learning Classroom Management those three supporting components differently due to different environment, strategy, goal and even psychological condition. Such condition happens in learning a new language, like English. Different students may apply different strategy, technique, and goal since they have different personal reasons and problems based on what the previous experience they have. It is in line with Goodwin‘s (1976) statement that language acquisition is the growth of the mental organ of language triggered by certain language experiences
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