FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE EDUCATIONAL MOTIVATION FORMATION AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS

Abstract

The article highlights the most significant, in the opinion of the authors, theoretical approaches to the formation of educational motivation of adolescent children, applicable in the work of a modern foreign language teacher. To do this, first of all, a concise analysis of the current state of Russian and world society is made. Based on its results, it is demonstrated that an essential condition for preparing representatives of the younger generation for life and work in the current conditions is the intensification of their foreign language teaching. Then it is proved that the key condition for the success of such an activity is to increase the motivation for active participation in its implementation among adolescent schoolchildren. After that, the essential characteristic of the term «motivation» is given and a classification of the motives of modern students for learning a foreign language is proposed. It also describes the key features of educational motivation characteristic of students at the appropriate stage of personal development. Based on their study, the authors propose effective approaches to improve it, as well as formulate requirements for the teacher involved in their implementation.