INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AS A MEANS OF MOTIVATION WHEN LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN A NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The paper examines a problem of using potential of interactive educational technologies as a means, which correct application allows for the effective motivation of non-linguistic university students development in their learning a foreign language. Based on the specialized literature study and reflection on the author’s own pedagogical experience, the reasons for the insufficiently high motivation of people studying non-linguistic university programs to study this subject, as well as their impact on the relevant process course and results, are established. This study is also devoted to a close analysis of the interactive technologies essence and the associated opportunities for their use in the teaching the academic discipline indicated in the title. In addition, specific examples of such pedagogical tools that can be used in the above activities implementation are given. Priority attention is given to the analysis of problematic situations and the video projects creation by students.