IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOK: THE EMPIRICAL RESULTS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE

Abstract

The relevance of the study stems from the urgent need to develop and implement the most relevant educational materials for teaching foreign languages to students at non-linguistic universities. Despite the wide range of teaching and methodological tools available for non-linguistic universities, many of these materials fail to fully address the educational needs and cognitive characteristics of students, who are the ultimate consumers of educational content. The task of the study is to identify the methodological and didactic characteristics that are most important for creating an ideal foreign language textbook that enhances motivation and improves learning outcomes. The following methods are used in the study: theoretical analysis of scientific literature, questionnaires, and content analysis. The empirical study involved 60 teachers from Russia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Morocco, Serbia, Italy, and other countries. The questionnaire included 25 questions of various types. This empirical study confirms the importance of a clearly structured educational material for enhancing motivation and achieving high learning outcomes.