Efl Teachers And Students Perception Of Motivational Behavior The Case Of Second Year Students In The Middle School "ait Aissa Ouziyane " In Maatkas

Résumé: The present study concerns second year middle school students’ and teachers’ perception of motivational behavior. Our study took place at “AIT AISSA Ouziyane” middle school. It is intended to determine the significance of perception of both teachers and learners in the teaching and learning process, and to find out the strategies, which fit more with middle school learners of the second year. To carry out the research, we have used qualitative and quantitative method. For the sake of gathering data, a questionnaire is distributed for middle school learners of the second year. In addition, an interview is made with EFL middle school teachers. Then, the data gathered were analyzed using the rule of three for close-ended questions, and quantitative content analysis for open-ended ones, qualitative content analysis was used to interpret the teachers’ interview. The results obtained demonstrate that the majority of the responses affirm that motivational behavior affects learners either positively or negatively. Besides, the findings indicate that effective motivational strategies and behaviors obviously lead middle school students to better exam scores in English language and fostering the English four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking.)

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