ФОРМУВАННЯ МОТИВАЦІЇ ДО ВИВЧЕННЯ ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ ЯК ЗАПОРУКА МАЙБУТНЬОГО ПРОФЕСІЙНОГО УСПІХУ ШКОЛЯРІВ ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКИХ КРАЇН

• Authors: Лариса Купчик

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Formation of motivation to foreign language learning as a pledge of students’ future professional successof European countries

• Languages of publication: UK

Abstracts

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The article deals with motivation, defining it as a prerequisite of successful learning at school or higher educational institutions. It is stressed that the actuality of the motivational element in the course of foreign language education is recognized in the world today. The learners at school or at other educational institutions do not very often realize the necessity to master foreign languages; and when they do it happens too late. The researchers underline that there are different types of motivation to learning; one of them being the fact how the acquired knowledge can be applied and what improves personal welfare. It is also distinguished that globalization greatly influences the choice of English as a first foreign language at schools of Ukraine and other European countries. Оn the basis of research data collected by leading European institutions it is analyzed that the need for European citizens to acquire foreign language competence that belongs today to key qualifications required for personal development, social integration and professional activity due to the growing internationalization of economics. The study focuses on the necessity to know foreign languages and reveals the demand for different European and non-European languages at the EU enterprises, which offer better career prospects and higher remunerations for their employees that certainly form a significant motivational incentive for schoolchildren, students and adults to learn different foreign languages (not only English). It is also stressed that the well-known opinion «English is enough» can lead to futile economic future, as people will not be able to compete on the global labour market. There are some perspectives distinguished that would help to develop foreign language learning on the territory of Europe and that it could also be introduced into the Ukrainian context as geographically, politically, culturally and economically it is situated in Europe. Summing it all up, the learners at different educational levels, possessing positive motivation to foreign language learning can benefit on the global labour market.

Keywords

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motivation; foreign languages; foreign language learning; foreign language competence globalization; internationalization; multilingualism; professional success

• Publisher: Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko
• Journal: Педагогічні науки: теорія, історія, інноваційні технології
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 3(47)
• Pages: 83-90

Dates

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2015-03-30

Contributors

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Лариса Купчик