The document discusses motivation in teaching and learning. It defines motivation as the impetus that drives a person to act and provides the need or desire to do something. Motivation is important for teaching because it leads to students participating more in class, performing at higher levels, and having a better attitude towards learning. The document also discusses intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, sources of motivational needs, and types of motivation like power, attitude, incentives, fear, competence, affiliation, and achievement. It provides examples of positive classroom behavior systems and assessing student oral language skills.