Noting that transfer and motivation are mutually supportive in creating an optimal learning environment, this Digest discusses transfer (the application of prior knowledge to new learning situations) and motivation (the impetus to create and sustain intentions and goal-seeking acts) in relation to language learning. It discusses the relationship between transfer and motivation, the nature of transfer, and the nature of motivation. The Digest concludes with instructional strategies to enhance student motivation and learning transfer in language learning. (Contains 20 references.) (RS)