FORMING OF EDUCATIONAL MOTIVATION AMONG AGRARIAN STUDENTS IN THE COURSE OF STUDYING OF UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE (FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES)

Abstract

Introduction. The purpose of this article is to examine the motivational process among agrarian students in the course of studying of Ukrainian language (for professional purposes). The research is relevant due to the objective needs of building an integrated system of language teaching at agricultural universities, as well as developing of methodological tools to improve students’ learning motivation. Methods. The analysis of the concepts of psychology, linguistics and pedagogy through both theoretical work and empirical research were used to define the role of motivation for the development of students’ communicative competence, to find out its impact on educational effectiveness and student’s motivation, to identify the factors increasing motivation. Results. The specificity of the professional communication skills among agrarian students involves using a communicative approach to language learning, simulations of communication that create maximum convergence of the learning process and a real professional communication in Ukrainian. Discussion. Further investigations are needed to clarify the conditions for successful acquisition of communicative competence of non-philological students.