METHODOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN PROFESSIONALLY ORIENTED ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AT A NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article discusses possible methodological techniques for increasing students’ motivation in the process of learning English at a non-linguistic university. The most urgent problems that cause difficulty in professionally oriented training are as follows: limited time for communication practice, lack of basic skills in searching, processing, analyzing and presenting information, lack of experience in active team work, etc. As a possible solution to these problems, the following activities are proposed: preparation of a final project to check the comprehension of the covered material, improvement of independent work skills on the Internet during the search and analysis of information, for creating tasks and questions for discussion, organization of teamwork through role-playing, team competition, group presentation of unfamiliar text or a video. The proposed solutions are supported by the results of a survey of undergraduate students and are aimed at increasing their educational motivation, ultimately contributing to the effectiveness of a professionally oriented educational process.