In my opinion, I believe that motivation is very important for language learning, in fact it might be the most important aspect of learning anything in general. A student can have all the aptitude in the world for learning new languages, playing a guitar, etc. but if he or she isn't motivated to do so, it will be very hard for them to learn anything. I can compare it to cleaning the house, we all have the capability to do so, but if we're not motivated then the task won't be done.
2. The urge to engage in learning activity for its own sake (intrinsic motivation) is distinguishable from the urge to learn for the sake of some external reward (extrinsic motivation). Do you think there is any difference between children and adults in the degree of influence of these two kinds of motivation?
I believe there's a difference. Different people are motivated in different ways, depending on the goal they have, let it be learning something useful or just getting good grades. Although it's more common for children to have extrinsic motivation because of the rewards they obtain because of good grades, etc. and adults to have intrinsic motivation because they view learning as more of a necessity than a reward. There could be exceptions, but in school , the main goal is to get good grades, pass the course and obtain some kind of reward from our parents.
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