The Role of Smart Technologies in Maintaining Students’ Motivation to Learn Foreign Languages
The Role of Smart Technologies in Maintaining Students’ Motivation to Learn Foreign Languages
Author(s): Oleksii Kurinnyi, Halyna Lotf Ghahrodi, Myroslava Sosiak,, Oleg Bodnar, Olesya ShtanyukSubject(s): Foreign languages learning, Higher Education , Social Informatics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: innovative technologies; higher education institutions (HEIs); higher education; bilingualism; foreign language competence
Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to study and analyse smart technologies’ impact on students’ motivation to learn foreign languages. The testing method (SLAM), the interview method, the method of expert evaluations, the t-test, factor analysis, and Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient were used. The control group mainly shows instrumental motivation based on the need to learn the language to solve practical tasks, such as professional activities or travel. The experimental group shows an integrative motivation to learn the language to understand the cultural context and communicate with native speakers. It was established that smart technologies significantly increase overall academic productivity, promote easier assimilation of educational material, and enhance interest in learning a foreign language.
Journal: The New Educational Review
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 77
- Page Range: 167-180
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
