Abstract

Motivation is considered one of the key factors influencing success in learning a foreign language. This article presents the results of an empirical study on the problem of motivating students in non-linguistic educational programs to learn a foreign language. The aim of the study is to identify the type and level of motivation for learning English among students of non-linguistic specialties. The study involved 84 first-year students of Shoqan Ualikhanov Kokshetau University. The analysis was carried out using a questionnaire developed based on the method for assessing the motivation in learning a foreign language (Attitude / Motivation Test Battery by Robert Gardner). Keywords: higher education, non-linguistic university, foreign language learning, motive, motivation, motivation to learn a foreign language, instrumental motives, integrative motives, analysis.

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