The Role of Intrinsic Motivation in Developing the Students’ Speaking Skill

Abstract

Intrinsic motivation can be an effective factor in increasing the speaking ability of students because it provides them with the opportunity to produce a good language, in addition, intrinsic motivation gives learners a chance to use the language naturally and to play a greater role in managing the classroom talk. This study is based on tow questionnaires to both third year LMD students and teachers of oral expression at the department of English, Mila University Center, in addition to the classroom observation to get more insights about the impact of intrinsic motivation on developing the learners’ speaking skill. The analysis of the questionnaire showed that both learners and teachers consider that intrinsic motivation as an important factor in enhancing the skill of speaking, furthermore, the results of the observation are in agreement with the results of both the learners and teachers’ questionnaire