英语专业毕业论文——激发中学生学习英语的几种有效途径.doc

毕业论文——激发中学生学习英语的几种有效途径


Acknowledgement
 I would like to thank all those who have given me their generous help, commitment and enthusiasm, which have been the major driving force to complete the current paper.
I am extremely grateful to my supervisor Miss Lan for her most valuable guidance and suggestions in my thesis writing as well as her constant encouragement. Without her help, this thesis would not have come to an end. 
My acknowledgement also goes to the teachers engaged in the work of the Department of Foreign Language and Literature whose instructive lectures provided a basis for my thesis.
Finally, I would like to thank my friends and classmates for their support and careful considerations in this thesis writing.

                               
 
Abstract
With the rapid development of globalization and frequent exchange, English has become very important that many parents ask their children to learn it even from younger age. For Chinese students, English has become a main subject in their study. However, teachers often find some unmotivated students who are unable to learn English well. How to motivate these students to learn English well is the main common issue met by all English teachers and it is the main reason why we do this research. This paper shows that there are many factors that affect students’ English learning, among them motivation is an important one. Motivation often can be described in many types, and the main broad categories are extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation. According to extrinsic motivation, the author suggests three ways to motivate middle school students in English learning: using reward appropriately, using competition and cooperation, creating a positive and relaxed learning climate. Based on intrinsic motivation, the author also gives three suggestions: providing opportunities for students to experience success, using active attribution strategies, using students’ curiosity. In short, since many middle school students lack motivation, English teachers have duty to find some effective ways to motive students in English learning. The author hopes that this study can benefit both English teachers and learners and spark more research in education area in the future.

Key words: motivation, middle school students, English learning

摘 要
随着全球化快速发展和频繁的交流,英语已经变得非常重要,许多父母要求他们的孩子从很小的时候就开始学习英语。对于中国学生来说,英语已经成为他们的一门主要科目。然而,老师们经常发现一些没有动力的学生无法学好英语。如何激发这些学生学好英语是很多英语教师面临的共同课题,这也是我们研究此课题的主要原因。此项研究指出有很多因素影响学生学习英语，其中动机是一个重要因素。动机通常可以分为许多类型,主要两大类是外在与内在动机。根据外在动机的原理，笔者提出了三种建议来激发中学生学习英语:使用适当的奖励；使用竞争与合作；营造一个积极向上的学习氛围。基于内在动机的原理，笔者也提出了三种建议：提供机会给学生体验成功；使用归因战略；利用学生的好奇心。简而言之,因为许多中学生缺乏学习英语的动力,因此英语教师有责任寻找一些行之有效的方法帮助学生学习英语。作者希望本研究能让英语教师与学习者都受益和引发将来其再教育领域更深的探讨。

关键词：动机; 中学生; 英语学习

Contents
Acknowledgement I
Abstract II
摘 要 III
1. Introduction 1
2. Theoretical Rationale 1
2.1 Definition of Motivation 1
2.2 The Importance of Motivation in English Learning 3
2.3 The Main Categories of Motivation-- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation 4
3. Ways to Motivate Middle School Students in English Learning 5
3.1 Making Use of Extrinsic Motivation 5
3.1.1. Using Reward Appropriately 6
3.1.2 Using Competition and Cooperation 7
3.1.3 Creating a Positive and Relaxed Learning Climate 8
3.2 Making Use of Intrinsic Motivation 9
3.2.1 Providing Opportunities for Students to Experience Success 9
3.2.2 Using Active Attribution Strategies 11
3.2.3 Using Students’ Curiosity 11
4. Conclusion 13
References 14