This study focuses on the motivational strategies applied by two tutors of PEC in teaching English and the learners’ motivated behaviors at the classroom. Consequently, the purpose of the study were: (1) To describe the motivational strategies applied by two tutors of PEC in teaching English at the classroom, (2) To describe the learners’ motivated behaviors at the classroom.
The type of the study is qualitative approach and the design of the study is a case study. In collecting the data, it was used observation, interview, and documentation. Then, in analyzing the data, it was used techniques of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The subjects of the study were 2 tutors of PEC and 36 children learners from the tutors’ classes.
The research findings showed some points as follows: First, two tutors of PEC applied four aspects of motivational strategies. They were creating the basic motivational conditions, generating initial motivation, maintaining and protecting motivation, and then encouraging positive retrospective self-evaluation. The tutors applied the same motivational strategies in various ways. They applied 24 strategies. Second, the learners’ motivated behaviors at the classroom appeared in the learning process were high attention, high participation, and eager volunteering to teacher-fronted activity.