Problems of motivating students at a technical university to study a foreign language course in the condition of distance learning
The article is aimed to determine the problem of motivating students of a technical university to study a foreign language course in changing conditions, in particular, in the conditions of distance learning. The article deals with the actual topic of students' and teachers' adoption to the new conditions of distance education. The scientific novelty of the study consists in a comprehensive analysis of the problems of motivation, which possess both organizational and psychological in nature; possible ways of solving them are given as well as an attempt to define the role of a teacher in the changing conditions is made. As a result, it has been proved that motivation can be both external and internal, involving a high degree of concentration and self-discipline. Subsequently, the role of a teacher is varied in accordance with the types of student's motivation.