Inculcating Enjoyment in EFL Classes

Abstract

One imposing adversary for education is the feeling of boredom that is plaguing the learning experience in classrooms today. As a potential countermeasure, enjoyment can be inculcated as an incentive for students to engage more in their studies in class. The research attempts to demonstrate how valuable it is to experience learning in a pleasant way. It focuses on first-year master students of Didactics and Foreign Languages of English at the university of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis in Mostaganem. The research scrutinizes the target students’ state of mind through a questionnaire and a classroom observation to determine what causes some classes to be dull for them. Further, using various psychological and pedagogical breakthroughs, different underrated strategies, and other atypical means a teacher may employ in his classes are highlighted to help students better “savour” the learning experience and eventually engage in it. An interview conducted with English as a Foreign Language teachers from Mostaganem’s Abdelhamid Ibn Badis university was additionally incorporated as a backing research tool to reinforce the outcomes and establish more reliability. Moreover, the research peeks into the impact of enjoyable learning atmosphere on the understanding of courses. The study uncovers that enjoying courses correlates positively with student performance and that boredom hinders it. It shows, conjointly, that playfulness attracts the learners towards immersion for an improved comprehension and retention. Finally, the research encourages teachers to adopt a light-hearted cheerful character, to consider learner opinions and suggestions about the courses, while maintaining a certain level of authority and order in class.