FORMATION POSITIVE MOTIVATION TO STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN NON-LINGUISTIC SPECIALTY STUDENTS BY MEANS OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Abstract

The article examines developing positive motivation to learn a foreign language among students of non-linguistic fields with extensive use of extracurricular activities. The work analyzes the essence of the term “motivation” in relation to the foreign language knowledge, skills and abilities formation among people who master non-linguistic specialties. The researchers reveal the most significant factors affecting the corresponding characteristic development. The authors give a generalized description of the opportunities existing in the modern Russian universities space to intensify the students mastering non-linguistic specialties with positive motivation to study foreign languages formation process. The paper describes extracurricular activities role in this process that can be most successfully applied. The authors also seek to trace the process of material relevant to such activities purpose correct selection. The possible positive results of its implementation are demonstrated.