The impact of short stories as an extrinsic reward in an intensive reading environment on learners’ intrinsic motivation

Abstract EN

The present paper is pertinent to examine the long-term impact of short stories as an extrinsic reward in an intensive reading environment on learners’ intrinsic motivation, as assessed by indicators of self-reported interest.

A total sample of 91 LMD students enrolled in the second year, at the Department of Letters and English Language-University of Constantine1-was allocated to two experimental conditions, namely the no-reward and reward condition.

The major findings substantiated that there was a statistically significant difference between the two experimental conditions, indicating that short stories were good incentive to enhance adult students’ intrinsic motivation in intensive reading activities.