Problems of Motivation at Studying Foreign Languages in the Master’s Program of Non-Linguistic Training

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10.2991/iscfec-18.2019.233How to use a DOI?

Keywords

motivation; foreign languages; master’s program

Abstract

Nowadays in some countries there are still problems with motivation to study foreign languages even among masters’ students of non-linguistic training. The aim of the present article is to state problems of motivation at studying foreign languages by master’s students of non-linguistic training and to find possible solutions of these problems. The main scientific method to determine these problems is questionnaire. In the result of questionnaire main groups of motivation problems were identified. To solve these problems the author suggested organizing the process of education which was based on student-centered approach. The author developed methodology how to solve problems of foreign language motivation on the basis of student-centered approach. Using student-centered approach makes a learning stuff interesting and necessary for master’s students because they study foreign languages for specific (professional) purposes. The article shows significant difference in the results of the questionnaire of master’s students before the experiment (control group) and after the experiment (experimental group).

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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