THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING

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