【精品论文】A Study on Gender Differences in English Learning.doc

A Study on Gender Differences in English Learning Liu Manli School of Foreign languages, CWNU, Nanchong, China, 637000 Abstract: This article is intended to explore the influences caused by gender-based differences in English learning and the relevant strategies. Domestic and overseas researchers indicate that there are gender differences in English learning which have great influences on students learning effects. This article systematically analyzes the gender differences between male learners and female learners in physiology, motivation of learning, learning interest, character, self-awareness and perception of patterns. In order to make English learning effective, learner should be made to develop their strengths and circumvent their weaknesses, thus, the optimum efficiency of English learning would be achieved. Key words: English learning; gender differences; learning strategies 1. Introduction In recent years, all aspects of traditional education have been pounded by the reform of basic education with brand-new educational idea; English teaching reform is one of them. “Basic education curriculum reform (try out)” explicitly states that teachers should respect students personality, pay attention to individual differences, meet different students learning needs, and create the educational environment that can guide students to take part in educational activities actively. Teachers should arouse students’ enthusiasm for study, improve their attitude and abilities with which students can master and apply the knowledge, and teachers should make every student get full development. This also reflects the guiding ideology of the “student-oriented” teaching method, which is revealed in the new curriculum reform. Therefore we should study the individual differences of learners. For many years, English teachers generally have such a feeling that the overall performances of male learners are worse than female learners in English learning. But if we talk about the rea