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TERMS list  Motivation in language training for adult migrants
Language courses for migrants should be designed to assist them
in:    • Raising their communicative competence in the language
of the host country while meeting their perceived needs   •
identifying and formulating their language needs related to
personal activities, employment and their particular situation
(children at school, occupation...)   • overcoming any doubts
they may have about their ability to learn the language of the
host community to the level they need.  Migrants often
demonstrate a strong desire to be successful and approach
learning their new language with commitment and energy. It is
therefore appropriate to devise and implement positive
incentive-based policies for those migrants who may not
independently take the necessary initiatives, for example, by
availing themselves of possibilities for personal tuition or
enrolling in a suitable language programme.  Imposing