DEVELOPING MOTIVATION TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE GENDER ASPECT (BASED ON THE STUDY OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN)

The article presents the conducted analysis of the theoretical material and the results of the practical research in the form of recommendations for arranging a more effective educational pro-cess. The relevance of the work is conditioned by the need to find ways to increase motivation and overcome difficulties in learning a foreign language. The purpose of the study is to identify the problems of reducing motivation among students and to study the impact of the gender aspect in teaching a foreign language. The novelty lies in the study of the gender characteristics of motivation for learning a foreign language in different age groups. Theoretical research has found its practical application and has proven its effectiveness. Ap-probation of the material was carried out on the basis of secondary school № 77 in Izhevsk. To de-termine the dynamics of the level of motivation to learn a foreign language from a gender perspec-tive, we conducted an analysis of theoretical literature on teaching methods and related fields of knowledge as well as a pedagogical experiment and a survey.