FORMING MOTIVATION TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AMONG STUDENTS OF A PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article is dedicated to a process of motivation to learn a foreign language formation among pedagogical university students. It’s considered against the background of peculiarities of Russian economic, social and cultural development over the past three decades. Based on the its analysis, the necessity of training professionals in the field of pedagogy, who are characterized not only by professional, but also by a number of personal competencies, is proved. Further, the paper states the importance of foreign language learning for their development and of forming motivation for the successful development of the relevant discipline by future teachers. The essential characteristics of pedagogical universities students’ motivation to study English and its factors are investigated. The research demonstrates how, at the present development stage development of the higher pedagogical education system in Russia it is possible to increase the motivation of students to study the relevant academic discipline. The modernization effectiveness of the content side of the educational process and some forms of its organization in this regard is proved.