GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AS A MEANS FOR GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Abstract

This article deals with the features of teaching a foreign language (German) of a professional orientation at a technical university. The authors substantiate the relevance of the study, pointing out that proficiency in a foreign language is a means of general and professional development of a student's personality. The stimulating factor in learning a foreign language (German) is motivation. The conditions that contribute to increasing the level of motivation of students of technical specialties of the university in the process of studying a foreign language (German) of a professional orientation are described in detail. The authors of the article emphasize that the professional orientation of teaching a foreign language (German) at a university contributes to the further formation of students' motives, awareness of the importance of acquiring knowledge for the successful mastering of a profession, which in turn determines the need for mastering skills and abilities. They argue the need to provide a motivational sphere in the process of learning a foreign language (German). Explain that intrinsic motivation is not enough to get a high-quality higher education, to become a competitive specialist. That’s why it is necessary to develop external motivation. The authors describe in detail the reasons for the predominance of external motivation over internal motivation among students in the issue of learning a foreign language (German). Particular attention is paid to the study of the issue of the fact that the satisfaction of the actual cognitive and professional motives in the study of a foreign language (German) forms a stable motivation for its further study as a means of communication, obtaining new information for solving academic and professional communication problems. The article is of particular interest to philologists, teachers of foreign languages.