DYNAMICS OF THE INTEREST FOR LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
The high level of proficiency in a foreign language is increasingly important for the successful professional realization of graduates. Employers' expectations for the level of language training of specialists are constantly increasing. The disclosure of the change in the attitude towards the...
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| Language: | English |
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Trakia University
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Trakia Journal of Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2019,%202021,%20Supplement%201,%20Series%20Social%20Sciences/4%20sekcia/formatirani/39.pdf |
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| Summary: | The high level of proficiency in a foreign language is increasingly important for the successful professional
realization of graduates. Employers' expectations for the level of language training of specialists are
constantly increasing. The disclosure of the change in the attitude towards the foreign language as a result of
the conducted training and the dynamics of the individual motives of the students are important guidelines
for improving the quality of the foreign language training. The aim of the presented research is to follow the
dynamics of interest in learning a foreign language among university students. The research toolkit is a
questionnaire with Likert-type answer scales, organized in three modules. The results show a positive
dynamics of motivation to learn the language in terms of intrinsic motivation - spontaneous interest in the
foreign language, and the instrumental motivation - chances of finding a job, family insistence, the usefulness
of working with computers, opportunities to use information and get closer to the developed nations. The
practical applicability of the results: The established dependencies are heuristic guidelines for teachers in
their work with student groups to increase the effectiveness of teaching. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-3551 |