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The effects of motivation in English learning Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of motivation in English learning based on previous researches. It has been known that motivation plays a very important role in the English learning. Learners are driven by motivation to learn English hard. Scholars classify motivation into integrative and instrumental motivation. It also can be classified into intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Different motivations have different effects on learning. Integrative motivation and intrinsic motivation produce positive effects. Learners with such motivation are interested in English, make a great effort to learn it happily, and get good achievements. However, instrumental and extrinsic motivations bring students negative effects. These students lack internal motivation and feel pain to learn English. Their motivation of English learning comes from outside pressure，so they feel unhappy to learn English and won，t obtain good achievements. The motivation which brings positive effects is called positive motivation, while negative motivation is opposite to it. It is necessary to search ways to develop learners’ positive motivation. This paper analyses the influential factors of motivation, including learners’ interest, attitude, achievement, self-confidence and teachers’ actions plus teaching methods. Then it provides some ways for students and teachers to stimulate students，positive motivation. Key words: motivation; English learning; positive effect; negative effect; ways 摘要 基于先前的研究，本文着重探究动机对英语学习产生的重要影响。众所周知， 动机在英语学习中起着至关重要的作用，动机是英语学习者坚持学习的主要动 力。动机可分为融入型动机和工具型动机，也可分为内在动机和外在动机。通过 深入研究，发现不同的动机类型会产生的影响也不同。融入动机和内在动机对英 语学习通常产生积极的影响，具有该类动机的学生学习英语源于他们对英语有浓 厚的兴趣；在学习的过程中，竭尽全力，快乐学习；最后，取得不错的成缋。然 而，工具型动机和外在动机通常产生消极影响。具有该类动机的学生学习英语迫 于外界的压力，感到英语学习很痛苦。当他们达到外界的要求时，就会停止英语 学习。产生积极影响的动机通常称为积极动机，与之相对的则是消极动机。鉴于 此，本文认真考察分析影响动机的闪素，包括学习者的兴趣、态度、成就和自信。 然后紧接着就如何激发学习荞积极动机提供了方法，充分发挥动机的积极影响， 以促进英语的学习和教授。 关键词：动机：英语学习；积极影响：消极影响；方法 Contents