INCREASING THE LEVEL OF MOTIVATION OF JUNIOR STUDENTS TO LEARN CHINESE AS PART OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITY “INTRODUCTION TO THE PROFESSION OF A LINGUIST-INTERPRETER”

Abstract

The concept of motivation, the types of motives that influence the success of the educational process are discussed in the article. The key idea is the introduction of project activities, which contributes to the development of interest in learning in the chosen specialty. The author considers project activity to be one of the means to increase the level of motivation of junior students. The author is convinced that the involvement of students into the educational process will contribute to increasing the level of motivation and reducing the number of junior students expelled from the university. It is ensured by organizing informative meetings with graduates of the Pacific State University who successfully work in the specialty “linguist-interpreter”. From the point of view of scientific and practical significance, the article can be used for further work in the field of project activities, as well as for teaching such disciplines as pedagogy, methods of teaching a foreign language and others.