USE OF A VIDEO RESOURCE AS WAYS OF INCREASING THE FOREIGN STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN STUDYING OF THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE IN THE TECHNICAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

Abstract

Purpose. The main purposeis to submit a scientific justification and description of practical ways to use videoresources to increase the motivation of Technical University students to learn Ukrainian as a foreign language.Methods. The work was carried out on the basis of the provisions of regulatory documents definingthe guidelines for teaching foreign languages in technical universities, the provisions of the technologyof working with video resources, which is becoming particularly relevant in language education today,the content and methodological directions of the organization of teaching the discipline “Ukrainian as a foreignlanguage (for professional activity)”. As a result, a set of practical classes in the Ukrainian language wasdeveloped and tested. Results. Based on the study of the technology of organizing work with video resources, a motivationalapparatus is identified that contributes to the activation of the interest of foreign students, the developmentof their communicative competence in classes in Ukrainian as a foreign language. Examples of various typesof tasks for international students of technical specialties at each of the selected stages of work are presented.The emphasis is placed on the motivational potential of organizing students activities at the Post-reviewstage, which implements the principle of situativeness. The criteria and diagnostic apparatus for determiningthe degree of motivation of foreign students to study the Ukrainian language is determined and the resultsof a methodological experiment conducted on the basis of NTU “Dnipro Polytechnic” are presented, whichconfirms the effectiveness of using video resources to increase the motivation of foreign students. A groupof pedagogical conditions that ensure productive organization of work with video material in classes inUkrainian as a foreign language at a technical university is revealed.Conclusions. It is concluded that work with video resources should be carefully organized by the teacher,taking into account the professional needs and interests of foreign students, their level of language proficiency;the systematic use of video resources in teaching the discipline “Ukrainian as a foreign language (forprofessional activities)” helps to increase the motivation of foreign students to learn the Ukrainian language.