A study of intrinsic motivation for learning a foreign language during the COVID-19 pandemic

The article presents a study of the influence of connecting perception channels and using system complexes of creativity on the intrinsic motivation of technical university students to learn a foreign language during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the research is to substantiate the methodology of teaching a foreign language, which helps to increase internal motivation to learn a foreign language as a subject area of teaching. The theoretical prerequisites of the research are considered and its methodology is substantiated, the relationship between motivations and emotions recorded during the experiment is explained, the indicators of internal motivation of second and third-year students and their dynamics in connection with the presentation of educational material in the form of audio-video presentations connecting the channels of information perception are characterized.; The indicators of intrinsic motivation during experimental work in the pre-pandemic period and during distance learning are compared, a conclusion is drawn based on the results of the study conducted during the pandemic, and recommendations are made on changing the methodology of teaching a foreign language. The study was conducted by interviewing second and third year students of Bauman Moscow State Technical University. The results of the experiment were processed by calculating the indicators of questionnaires. The analysis of the obtained results was carried out using the nonparametric statistical Mann-Whitney criterion using the SPSS-16 program. The novelty of the research lies in the proposal of a method to enhance internal motivation to learn a foreign language by connecting channels of perception, taking into account the system complexes of creativity, which consisted in creating thematic presentations related to the chosen specialty of students. When using such presentations, it was revealed: 1. The ratio of the effectiveness of using conventional and experimental presentations in the pre-pandemic period showed a sharp increase in the effectiveness of using experimental presentations; 2. the ratio of the effectiveness of using conventional and experimental presentations in the pre-pandemic and pandemic period showed an increase in the effectiveness of using experimental presentations in the pandemic period; 3. The results of the student survey showed that experimental presentations positively influenced students' desire to broaden their horizons and contributed to their personal and professional growth.