Open AccessIssues in developing the learning motivation of adult learners for studying foreign languages
Author(s) -
А.А. Palina,
T.A. Kokhanover
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
l.n. gumilev atyndaġy euraziâ u̇lttyk̦ universitetìnìn̦ habaršysy. pedagogika, psihologiâ, a̋leumettanu seriâsy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-2497
pISSN - 2616-6895
DOI - 10.32523/2616-6895-2020-133-4-99-105
Subject(s) - foreign language , process (computing) , psychology , mathematics education , motivation to learn , adult learner , element (criminal law) , adult learning , pedagogy , adult education , computer science , political science , law , operating system
This article highlights issues of formation a motivation to learn foreign languages in adult students. The teaching practice shows that working with students of different ages has its own distinctive features, and teaching adults has its own specifics. This article considers such element of educational activity as motivation, and particularities of its formation namely in adults. It presents the basic learning needs of adults, their requirements for the pedagogical process, as well as possible difficulties in teaching them. It provides the list of conditions and principles necessary for successful development and maintenance of adult students’ motivation. The article suggests such method as correspondence with native speakers of a foreign language. It describes the conduct of experimental training using the proposed method, which is supported by the results of a survey to identify the level of adult students’ motivation.