The purpose of this article is to distinguish among these different types of motivation and illustrate how to apply motivation-supportive instructional strategies in the classroom to create a dynamic environment where reading comes alive.

Dynamic environment, motivational support, learning strategy

Reiko Komiyama, English Teaching FORUM,VOL 47,2009.

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