The Students’ Motivation in Studying and Mastering a Profession in Coal Region Universities

Abstract

This paper discusses the approach to teach professional vocabulary and motivation to study to mining students with the emphasis on career guidance work and online technologies which can help enhance learning activities. They may include web services or applications used for creating activities and engage students to learning environment. The paper deals with integration into the educational process such web-services as Learning Apps, H5P, Factile, aimed students to build and enlarge professional vocabulary necessary to read and analyze scientific articles, to operate it in future professional activity while communicating with foreign colleagues. The results of diagnostic tool (questionnaire) allow us to work with communicative, personal, behavioral and professional competence of the students. The article notes that high professional interest and acquired knowledge and skills will make the students able to work successfully in the mining industry sharing experience and cooperating with international partners. Kuzbass (Kemerovo region) is one of the largest coal deposits in the world, located in the south of Western Siberia. Region has significant experience in training compatriot specialists and international students in geology, mining industry, ecology and nature management. Future highly qualified specialists should not only master the production process, but also be able to share experience and communicate with foreign colleagues.