Reduction of Student Motivation in the Conditions of Distance Learning and Ways to Maintain it Using the Example of Games for Learning English Grammar

Abstract

Distance learning came into the life of higher education teachers when the pandemic struck in 2020 and is now an integral part of our work. Being organised solely through telecommunication technology, distance learning has a number of features and we must acknowledge the negative impact it has on the motivation of our students. The present article discusses the main features of distance learning and how motivation works, why language games can be an effective tool to students' motivation at a high level. The author gives a detailed description of several English grammar games adapted to the needs of the virtual classroom, which have received positive feedback from students and teachers and can potentially be used as a reference point for creating other language games for distance learning.