Abstract:
This article examines the importance of motivation in the process of teaching a foreign language at the university
and the factors influencing it. The higher the student’s internal and external motivation, the easier it will be for him to
overcome the language barrier. Motivation plays a crucial role in learning foreign languages. There exists an objective
need of searching for optimal ways to improve it in the field of education. Evidently, a foreign language is considered to
be the main means of intercultural communication. Therefore, the modern methodology focuses on the need to strengthen
motivational aspects when learning a language. The problem of motivation in learning foreign languages is considered,
since studying this particular subject requires the student to have a certain base and special communication abilities.
This usually causes some difficulties for students and their motivation decreases. Motivation is seen as a stimulus to start
learning a foreign language, and later as a driving force to support a long and often exhausting process of learning a
foreign language. The connection between motivation and learning content is also emphasized. Motivation is defined as
one of the components of learning, an important element of the holistic learning process. Emphasis is placed on the need
for the teacher to understand the motives of students, the ability to correctly identify them and intelligently manage them
to intensify the learning process. Different methods, ways and means of motivation increasing for studying English such
as using communicative activities, watching videos, singing, listening songs, interactive exercises, reading different texts
in original using Internet resources are considered in the article. Generalized conclusions are made on ways to increase
motivation. It is considered important to increase the motivation to learn the language taking into account the individual
psycho-physiological characteristics of students
