Local Materials as a Means of Improving Motivation to EFL Learning in Kazakhstan Universities

Abstract

This study explores whether incorporating local materials into EFL instruction has a positive effect on students’ motivation to learning a foreign language. The main purpose of this article is to show that if the content of foreign language teaching is systematized and constructed on local materials, then the content of foreign language teaching will contribute to an increase in motivation to learning a foreign language. This experimental method was used in order to identify the level of development of educational motivation in the course of using local materials. The results of the experiment showed that participants in the experimental group were more successful than those in the control group at the conclusion of the study, providing convincing evidence that the integration of local materials has a significant impact on increasing the motivation of EFL students to learning a foreign language.