Keyword: «мотивация»

The article is concerned with the issue of motivating students of a language specialty to reading texts of a detective genre in their home reading classes. The article describes the results of a survey of a pilot group of bachelor students of the “International Relations” course regarding their interest in reading detective works.

The article is devoted to the age features of pupils in the development of educational foreign language programs. The author emphasizes the main types of pupils’ mental work at different levels of education and also gives recommendations concerning the formation of positive motivation in mastering the language.

The article focuses on the role of students' critical thinking in improving their communicative competence in foreign language classes. The author notes the relationship between the level of critical thinking and the development of proficient language skills. A number of practical communicative tasks in the English language are proposed that the teacher can use to stimulate critical thinking among students. Conclusions are made about improving the communicative competence of students and understanding of a target language system.

The article is devoted to the urgent problem of activating the socio-psychological adaptation of students to study at a university in accordance with the requirements that the new environment establishes; it examines various forms of adaptation: superficial and complete, creating the possibility of organizing successful joint activities. The article presents the special possibilities of improving the language competence of students as a way to activate the adaptation process and its main directions: improving communication skills, the ability to structure mental processes; assistance in integration into society in accordance with the requirements put forward by it.