On the aspect of motivation of foreign languge communication aimed at formation of the intercultural competence of the postgraduates

Abstract

The paper deals with motivation as an important aspect of developing intercultural competence. The problem of the reason of people more motivated to communicate compared to others is investigated in the paper. Some issues of dependence of the success of learning a foreign language on the emotional factor is of importance for the author's research. This paper discusses some psychological factors which might influence motivation to develop communicative competence, and motivation to engage in intercultural communication are examined in the paper. It is also stated that anxiety and self-confidence impact students' motivation to communicate in a foreign language.