Motivation has been the hot topic of debates and discussions by researchers and psychologists for many years. It has mostly been regarded as the key factor in energizing and directing human actions and finally responsible for human behavior. In language learning theories, motivation has also widely accepted as the most influential attribute in determining language learning accomplishments. Though, various theories of language learning proposed diverse views concerning motivation which were more or less related to each other. It has been manipulated and explained in different ways based on time emerging of such theories and the attitudes of scholars that were presented within different time intervals. This study tries to examine the contrastive views of motivation based on two language learning theories, namely behaviorism and communicative language teaching approach. It has provided theoretical argumentation on the role of motivation in language learning based on the two theories, how it has been observed or understood in different ways over time and how affects learners in language learning process.
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Motivation, Behaviorism, Operant Conditioning, Classical Conditioning, Communicative Language Teaching
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