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Title: Motivating students to learn English for Professional Purposes (non-linguisticuniversity)
Authors: Kobzeva, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna
Pavlova, Elena
Trofimova, Victoria
Keywords: inner motivation; outer motivation; integrative motivation; instrumental motivation; English foreign language communicative competence; linguistic and socio-cultural knowledge and skills; внутренняя мотивация; внешняя мотивация; английский язык; коммуникативная компетентность; социокультурные навыки
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Future Academy
Citation: Kobzeva N. A. Motivating students to learn English for Professional Purposes (non-linguisticuniversity) / N. A. Kobzeva, E. Pavlova, V. Trofimova // The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences (EpSBS). — 2017. — Vol. 26 : Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI 2016) : International Conference, 07-10 November 2016, Tomsk, Russian Federation : [proceedings]. — [P. 428-435].
Abstract: The study aims to investigate the main motivation factors to learn English for Professional Purposes and how they enable the formation of students' English foreign language communicative competence (non-linguistic university). The importance of this subject is caused by the need of effective training professionals able to compete in the modern labor market. The paper suggests the survey of one hundred and fourteen Crimean Business Institute and Tomsk Polytechnic University students. The methods used in the research are a questionnaire and the survey that comprises fifteen items developed to achieve the aim of the study. Three types of survey questions are used to collect the data: open-ended, ordinal scale and multiple-choice questions. The findings reveal that instrumental motivation prevails among students who are learning English for Professional Purposes as they focus on personal or professional interests and contacts, as well as ambitions. The study suggests the list of the most important motivation factors to learn English for Professional Purposes.
URI: http://earchive.tpu.ru/handle/11683/46301
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