Motivation in English Language Learning for professional purposes

Abstract

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) than 16 year practices the realization of language enhancement programs for university staff members to enable them to participate in the development of the university, its teaching and learning practice, research and administrative and managerial process. Various language programs are regularly developed and delivered to meet the demand of the new tendencies of the University. The Strategic Programme on University Competitiveness Enhancement in the Group of Top Level World Class Research and Academic Institutions requires the university staff members to get the English language proficiency which is coincide for professional purposes. A particular dozens of language programs are designed for the language needs of the administrative and managerial university staff whose workload has greatly been changed with the necessity of the application of English in their professional activities. The paper shows the number of methods used to develop and raise motivation of students in teaching English for professional purposes and discusses the experience of TPU in teaching groups of administrative and managerial university staff members.