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Motivation and engagement are linked. Motivation is needed to get engaged into an activity. VE could help improve engagmenet and motivation as it is a group work, ideas can be shared and it is more stimulating to discuss an argument or a work with someone. It can give another perception to an activity.

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Motivation drives students to act, while engagement shows how involved they are in tasks. When students are motivated, they tend to be more engaged in their learning.

So,virtual exchange can boost motivation and engagement by connecting students with diverse peers, making learning more interactive and relevant.

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I think that a student motivated by curiosity about a subject is more likely to engage actively in learning.

I believe that virtual exchange can improve motivation and engagement because it involve online interactions where people can collaborate and share projects, discussion.

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I think motivation and engagement are one of the most important keys to success. Moreover, Virtual Exchange allows pupils to give meaning to their L2 learning whilst they meet other L2 learners from another part of the world, or native speakers. Therefore, I strongly believe that Virtual Exhange improves pupils' motivation and engagement.

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Engagement and motivation are corelated. If a child is motivated, they're more prone to actually engage in a class. Engagement can also depend on the type of lesson that's being taught and the way its being tauch to them.

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First, I think that motivation and engagement are linked together.

A student would engage more if he is motivated.

Since VE is an interesting subject that can raise the student curiousity, I do think that it could improve motivation and engagement.

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Virtual exchange is engaging because students have personal interactions and can individually practise the language they are learning. Moreover, they learn from their peers.

Virtual exchange also leads to motivation, for students would want to talk to their correspondant if they have common interests, etc.

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Motivation is necessary to engage into an activity.

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Even though motivation and engagement are closely related, there is a slight difference between both terms. On the one hand, motivation is the internal desire to accomplish or carry out an action in order to achieve certain goals. This desire may be driven by intrinsic or extrinsic motives. On the other hand, engagement is the internal feeling that makes the student emotionally attached to any activity. The student is committed to working and carrying out the activities since they are connected and willing to do so.

However, both of them are crucial for the personal growth and learning of the students because without them, it will be very difficult for the student to evolve in a certain discipline. Engagement could lead to motivation, and motivation could lead to engagement.

In regards to the virtual exchange, it can be a very interesting project that may help increase the motivation and engagement of the students due to the opportunity for cross-cultural interactions and innovative methodologies characterized by the use of technologies.

Marta Muñoz

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I believe that the two concepts are linked, however, they are not exactly the same. I understand motivatioin to be the drive or interest one has regarding a certain topic, whereas engagement is the level of involvement or commitment towards something. Usually they go hand in hand although you could feel engaged in a class and still not feel very motivated by the subject.

As for Virtual exchanges I do think, if done correctly, that they have the ability to make learning a language more engaging and maybe even increase motivation.

Andrew

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Motivation and engagement are two ideas closely related and connected to each other. Motivation is what makes engagement work, it is the first step to become engaged in an activity. When students participate actively in a task and they get successful, their engagement starts to grow exponentially. This way, a positive environment is spread among the groups of pupils, which can lead to efficient results and optimistic attitudes towards classwork.

At the same time, I believe virtual exchanges can boost people's confidence, as it is a way to share your feelings, opinions and to learn from someone else. It is clear that many people get more engaged in a particular task if they do it with a partner, therefore, it could definitely improve motivation and students' predisposition to work.

Belén Martínez Ortiz

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In my opinion, these two concepts are tightly intertwined. On the one hand, the higher the motivation for learning (a practical need for travelling or work purposes, the love towards the language and interest towards its culture, or other reasons) the more the learner is engaged. And viceversa, the engagement created artificially by a teacher or environment (specially elaborated tasks) might generate motivation in the student and awaken their curiosity and willingness to learn.

Virtual exchange could definitely improve motivation and engagement towards the task and the content itself. First of all because there is a collaboration, it is no longer individual work, and the participants understand their counterparts depend on them. Besides, another culture naturally provokes genuine curiosity, so the engagement grows. Another point to mention is the accomplishment of a task done together. Students get motivated to carry out certain tasks and then share some results about what they have achieved, with their usual circle of classmates (performance review sessions after the exchange like presentations or portfolios). That final stage is rewarding, and it´s when the learners realize the importance of their work.

Katia Piera

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Motivation and engagement. Paula Moreno.

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Motivation and engagement. Paula Moreno.

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This two concepts are very much associated. Motivation can be related to the eagerness and vitaly one has to learn and to study new things. This can be a process when an individual evolves and change towards an specific purpose or desire in life.

Engagement can be related to the commitment someone does to complette or satisy a job.

Regarding the virtual exchange, I reckon it can enrich and enhance cooperative work and team work, resulting on more motivation and attraction in students towards class work.

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In my opinion, VE is definetly higly motivating and engaging for students because they have an immediate practice purpose for all their learning. That kind of project based on comunication is a perfect one to get pupils involved and willing to develop language skills.

Angéla Z.

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 Motivation and engagement.     Ana Maria Picó

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I think they are two concepts that are closely related, but they are not exactly the same. First of all, I think motivation is related to the desire and energy in people towards a certain subject. I would define it as a state of mind that causes a person's behaviour to change and become active in order to achieve the specific goals or objectives that he or she has set.

On the other hand, the engagement I think it is related to the degree of effort a person makes to fulfil an obligation or objectives.

Regarding the virtual exchange, I think it could improve the motivation of students because it is a different way to work on different concepts and the cooperative work I think it helps a lot to increase the motivation and interest of the students.

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The relationship between motivation and engagement is closely interwined. Motivation refers to the desire to pursue and achieve goals, while engagement refers to the level of involvement, attention and participation in a task or activity. In other words, motivation serves as the fuel that drives engagement.

When individuals are motivated they are more likely to engage in activities and persist in the face of challeges. Contrary, low motivation can lead to decreased engagement, desinterest and apathy towards tasks.

I think that virtual exchange, which involves online interactions between students from different cultural backgrounds, has de potential to improve motivation and engagement.

MCS

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I think motivation and engagement are concepts that are related, especially in the context of education. These concepts influence and reinforce each other, motivation leads to engagement because when students are motivated there is a higher chance of them fully engaging in a certain activity or class.

Virtual exchange may help students to feel more motivated in their language learning experience and thus, they are more likely to engage in their language subjects.

S.A.R.

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Virtual exchanges could provide a medium in which students contact other students from different contexts and engage in creating new connections and getting to know new cultures. I believe this could foster motivation to learn languages and communicate in a second language. SP

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Relationship between motivation & engagement

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Relationship between motivation & engagement

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They are closely linked but not the same. Looking through a social constructivist lens, engagement with a task happens merely by doing it. However, motivation is distinct. It is more likely to be created, for example, where opportunity is given to a student to appropriate the task or make it their own in some way. VE could improve both of these by providing a more familiar/comfortable method (through mobile phones/computers)to communicate with someone else and also the novelty of this intercultural communication could add to motivation too. NH

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The factor of motivation probably leads to more engagement in the classroom as students are keen on learning new things. I also think that Virtual Exchange could improve motivation and engagement as it makes language classes more interesting, increases the learners’ linguistic self-confidence and promotes their autonomy.

C. L. (UV)

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Motivation can be - in simplistic terms - either intrinsic (i.e. the fact that the student really wants to do well just for their own feeling of success) or extrinsic (i.e. when a student wants to do well because they know they will have some sort of recompense waiting for them in case they succeed in the subject). Students may look like they are motivated but that does not mean they will engage in an activity. The onus of making the students engage in the lesson lies with the educator. This said, the virtual exchange may be beneficial since the students are involved with other "real" students their age which may awaken a natural curiosity (and consequently engagement) about different cultures. Andrea R.

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Motivation is about how a student feels about what they are learning, and engagement is how this manifests in their behaviour - whether they are actually willing to make an effort, participate actively etc.

If they are given tasks that are interesting and have real outcomes, for example an exchange that requires them to be able to communicate effectively, students may be more motivated and engaged, because they are using their language learning for a real purpose and are learning about another culture from an authentic source.

GM

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Motivation is closely related to engagenment for the simple reason that if the pupil is motivated(that is, interested in the topic or curious about it), he or she will undoubtedly be more engaged in the learning. Virtual Exchange could have a big impact in the effectiveness of teaching and learning by incorporating culture naturally as well as facilitating authentic communication and thus increasing student motivation and engagement. AMi 

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Motivation is closely related to engagenment for the simple reason that if the pupil is motivated(that is, interested in the topic or curious about it), he or she will undoubtedly be more engaged in the learning. Virtual Exchange could have a big impact in the effectiveness of teaching and learning by incorporating culture naturally as well as facilitating authentic communication and thus increasing student motivation and engagement. AMi 

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The more motivated the students are, the more interested, curious they are, the more importance they give to the outcome, the more engaged they should be.

I think Exchanges, virtual or not, because of the communicative and cultural aspects it implies, do improve students' motivation and engagement.

LCS