MOTIVATION AS A KEY COMPONENT OF TEACHING ENGLISH FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Abstract

In today’s informative society, there are high requirements for global interaction, which emphasizes the need to learn English. In teaching, motivation emphasizes the student’s activity in a communicative environment, as a result of which competencies of a certain level are formed, the desire to be engaged in a certain type of activity is manifested. The aim of the given article is to recognize the importance of motivating students to learn English for Professional Purposes. The article deals with the actual and multifaceted problem of the role of motivation in the formation of foreign language competence of future medical professionals. Its features, the real state of formation, multi-vector, in particular as a component of the international professional competence of future doctors are determined. The features of the latest methods and approaches to motivation for learning English for Professional Purposes by medical students are analyzed, since motivation determines the effectiveness of educational performance and is one of its integral components. This article investigates the issues of the effectiveness of the use of interactive methods in the process of formation of communicative competence of medical students in English classes as well as the basic principles of pair-speaking activities, i.e. students performance, personality development, integrative relationship.