Week 1 / What is Motivation; Intrinsic MotivationThree basic psychological needs according to the self-determination theory: Autonomy - willingly doing what you're doing; endorse your own actions.Competence - feel effective and capable in the activities that you're engaged in.Relatedness - feel connected with and belonging in the atmosphere in

WIP Week 2 / Language acquisitionThe biological capacity to learn language has a clock on it. There's a critical period you have to do it, or you'll never be fully successful. This is true both for second languages and also studies of deaf children learning sign language for first languages. Week