Ключевое слово: «motivation»

The first known trace of distance education dates back to the beginning of the nineteenth century, when a Swedish newspaper endorsed the first correspondence course. Since then, the rapid development of technology has facilitated radical changes in the means of distance education: from letter writing to emailing, video conferencing, and organizing webinars online. Distance education offers a great number of opportunities for the people who are not able to receive full-time (on-campus) education. Nevertheless, distance education, when compared with traditional forms of education, is believed to provide students with poorer knowledge and skills. This article aims to define distance education, to uncover its fundamental features, and to describe its advantages and disadvantages.

Foreign language learners can gain a lot by reading authentic texts, and reading tasks play an important role in any foreign language lesson. Reading tasks assist foreign language instructors in achieving a wide range of goals as they advance students’ reading comprehension skills, develop their soft skills, expand their horizons, and, of course, improve their foreign language skills. Since foreign language textbooks tend to use similar tasks from unit to unit, it is necessary to diversify reading tasks now and then to make students interested in reading. This article gathers examples of different reading activities that increase students’ motivation and gives practical advice on how to implement them successfully in a foreign language lesson.

The article is devoted to the problem of choice and attitude to the chosen profession. The aim of the study is to determine the level of professional orientation. Researchers conducted a survey among the students of the Churapchinsky Agrarian and Technical College from groups: "Veterinary Medicine-22", "Fire Safety-20", "Welder-19", "Agronomy-21". The article gives a detailed analysis of their attitude to the chosen profession. The study found that students with different levels of professional consciousness were identified, but for the largest proportion of respondents it is sufficiently formed.

Learning English has become increasingly important in today's globalized world. However, many learners find it challenging to stay motivated throughout their language learning journey. The problem of increasing motivation when learning English is a topic that deserves attention as it can significantly impact the success and progress of learners. This article aims to explore the various factors that contribute to the lack of motivation in English language learners and provide practical strategies to overcome these obstacles. The first paragraph will introduce the importance of learning English in today's world and highlight the difficulties faced by many learners in staying motivated. It will also men-tion the significance of addressing this issue for the success and progress of learners. The second paragraph will outline the main objective of the article, which is to examine the fac-tors that hinder motivation in English language learners and offer effective strategies to overcome them.

The article examines the case-study as a way of stimulating cognitive interest in teaching a foreign language. The decline in interest in learning a foreign language is explained by the fact that such a factor as the practical use of acquired knowledge is almost not taken into account in the educational process. This problem can be solved by integrating case-study analyzed in this paper. The aim of the article is to consider the possibilities of use of case technology in educational process of the school. The theoretical significance of this work lies in the disclosure of the essence of case-study for increasing cognitive interest in foreign language lessons, as well as in determining the significance of the problem under consideration. Practical significance is manifested in the possibility of using the main results of work during the lesson at school.