Effects of Peripheral English Learning and Creating Motivation on Iranian Secondary School EFL Learners of Elementary Level

Abstract

This study is an attempt to shed light on how peripheral learning can help Iranian EFL secondary school students of elementary level. This paper elaborates this concept by considering additional aspects of peripheral learning (learning by elements other than the text itself. Elements like pictures, physical actions and gestures) and how it motivates students to learn English. The research is performed on a group of learners of elementary EFL in Razi English Language Institute at Gonbad-e-kavus, Golestan province, Iran. The results show that peripheral learning has significant effects on English Learning and creating motivation on these learners.

Keywords: Peripheral learning, pictures, physical actions, gestures, motivation