FORMING MOTIVATIONS FOR STUDENTS TO STUDY CULTURE OF LANGUAGE USING IT TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

The article considers the problem of forming the internal motivation of students to study the culture of speech by means of information and computer technologies. The analysis of publications related to the topic of the article made it possible to establish that, when considering issues related to the motivation of students’ educational activity, the scientists describe the structure of the phenomenon of motivation, the state of formation of the motivational sphere in different groups of students, the conditions for the formation of students’ positive motivation to educational and cognitive activity. Modern scholars also see the link between student motivation for learning and ICT that is applied in the learning process. But attention was paid to aspects of research into the motivation to learn ICTs in relation to linguistic disciplines, in particular to the course «Culture of Speech», which became the purpose of our article. The term «motivation» in the article is defi ned as the totality, the system of psychologically heterogeneous factors that determines the behavior and activities of a person. The concept of «motivation for learning» correlates with the concept of «the level of intensity of attention and effort of the student spent on various tasks». The level of motivation of students for learning depends on a number of factors, one of the main – the subject characteristics of teachers. The following is a list of ways to enhance students’ motivation to learn from a teacher. It is the activation of educational activities, the individualization of learning, the support of students for the confi dence in the success of learning (the «method of success»), the positive emotional impact on students, objectivity, transparency of control and evaluation, expansion of forms of independent work of students, education of their methods of self-education. Describes work methods and software tools that can help you achieve a high level of motivation for learning through the course of «Culture of Speech» by students, including PowerPoint, Camtasia Studio, LearningApps, Kahoot, ThingLink, MOODLE, YouTube video hosting.