The Teacher As A Source Of Motivation For The Less - Skilled Readers. Case of 1 st year EFL Students at Abou Bakr Belkaid University of Tlemcen, Algeria

Abstract

This work aims at studying the students‟ motivation for reading and the teachers‟ influence on it. It investigates the role of the teacher as a source of motivation for students‟ motivation and engagement for reading, his awareness of such role, attitudes towards it and the reading instructional strategies used, which have a significant impact on the students‟ motivation for reading.