Abstract:
This dissertation discuss the effectiveness of using Disney’s characters as underlying metaphor, and a motivational aspect in the teaching of English as a second language for the second grade students of secondary schools. In this program computers are used as the medium for facilitating the intended learning.
The main research question that is asked by the researcher is:
How does the use of Disney characters function in motivating learners while learning about adjectives?
The following sub-questions aided in the answering of the main question:
1. Was the learning package effective in teaching the set outcomes of this learning package to the secondary school students?
2. Did the Disney characters contribute towards motivating the learners to complete the program?
3. Did the Disney characters contribute towards the affective aspects of the learners while learning with the program?
The sample of this research is consisted of fifty students from Albuluk secondary School for Girls and Awad Ebrahim Secondary school for Girls in Omdurman in Elthawra area.
The data is collected by using four tools (observation, questionnaire, informal conversation, pre and post-test).
From the finding the most important conclusion that was reached is that the use of Disney’s characters would be more affective when added to intrinsic motivational aspects. Disney’s characters can’t stand alone. So it is recommended that “Use Disney’s characters as assistance to the intrinsic motivational aspects to increase learning and success”.
