This study sought to shed light on the relationship between communicative activities and their impact on students’ motivation to learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL). A total of 180 senior high school learners (86 male and 94 female) and 8 EFL teachers in a town of the Amazon region of Ecuador completed a questionnaire. A sample of these students and all of the teachers participated in a face-to-face interview. Both instruments were applied to obtain data concerned with use of communicative activities in the classroom and their relation with motivation. The data gathered was analyzed using a mixed-method approach, which comprised quantitative and qualitative methods. The results showed that students and teachers believe that communicative activities are motivating. Furthermore, students feel highly motivated when participating in interactive activities because these enhance their fluency, pronunciation and performance in the use of English in a realistic and enjoyable way.

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交际活动对英语学习者动机的影响：以厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区的学生为例

这项研究旨在阐明交流活动及其对学生学习英语作为外语（EFL）动机的影响之间的关系。在厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区的一个小镇中，共有180名高中学习者（86名男性和94名女性）和8名EFL老师填写了问卷。这些学生和所有老师的样本参加了面对面的采访。两种工具都用于获取与课堂交流活动的使用及其与动机的关系有关的数据。使用包括定量和定性方法的混合方法分析收集的数据。结果表明，学生和老师相信交流活动是有动力的。此外，