Motivation through Digital Teaching in ESL -A Research Overview of working digitally and how it affects student motivation

Abstract: Today, children are more exposed to different kind of medias through their usage of digital devices. These children, who usually start using digital devices at an early age, come to school where a lot of them have different interests within the digital world. As a consequence, there are two important aspects for teachers of digital teaching that could be useful to look into. The first is that their students have developed and started their second language learning from their homes via the use of digital devices. The other aspect is the platforms and medias the students have interest in which have helped them reach their level of English knowledge. With this information, teachers can find new ways of forming and constructing classes that can help with motivating the students. This essay will survey studies that discuss what students think of using English in school and outside of school. This essay will be focusing on aspects of digitalization that motivate students, with perspectives from teachers and pupils about teaching with digital methods. The essay will end with a pedagogical discussion.