STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION DECREASE DUE TO DISTANCE LEARNING AND WAYS OF MAINTAINING MOTIVATION USING GAMES

Abstract

Distance learning came into the lives of university teachers when the pandemic broke out in 2020, and now it constitutes an integral part of work. Being organized solely by means of telecommunication technologies distance learning possesses certain features, and it is essential to acknowledge the negative impact it produces on the motivation of students. The article considers the main properties of distance learning as well as how motivation works and why language games could be an efficient tool for maintaining students’ motivation at a high level. The author gives a detailed description of several English grammar games adapted to the needs of a virtual classroom that have received positive feedback from students and teachers and can potentially be used as a reference for creating other language games for distance learning.