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>> It doesn't remain constant
during language learning.

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I asked you all to
interview learners,

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and what you got was bit of a
snapshot, how they were feeling

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on that particular day.

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Judith told us about her
learner who goes up and down,

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so there might be days that you
were felling less frustrated

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with him, and you'd come and
say, "Boy, is he a hard worker."

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Well, look what he
did last night.

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But we got a different
view today.

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Although, this wasn't
supported in your reports.

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Students tend to remain more
motivated when what is happening

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in the language class
matches their goals.

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So if Anke could highjack
her class and it be entirely,

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you know, German for brewery
purposes, that would be good

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for that one particular student.

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A student-- we see a
lot of students who want

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to study Spanish locally
because they see some real world

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purposes working in medical
facilities or working

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with the Spanish speaking
community in some way,

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and then if they get to a
class that's entirely grammar

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or literature oriented, you
sometimes see a decrease

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in motivation, because
the content

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of the class doesn't match.

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And something that we
didn't talk about right now,

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but the idea that students
tend to be more motivated

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when they view more
positively the people

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who speak that language.

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Certainly several of you noted
that in your own stories.