中学生英语学习动机论文.docVIP

学号:090502011407 山西大同大学 学士学位论文 关于中国中学生英语学习动机的调查研究 On Middle School Students Motivation of English Learning 姓名 ______________________ 学科专业 ______________________ 研究方向 ______________________ 指导教师 ______________________ 完成时间 ______________________ On Middle School Students’ Motivation of English Learning By He Xiaoxia Under The Supervision of Guo Xinmei Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree in English Language English Department School of Foerign Studies Shanxi Datong Universyty May 2013 Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to a number of people who have offered me much help with my thesis. I am particularly grateful to Guo Xinmei, my supervisor, for her encouragement and expert supervision. I also thank all the other teachers and professors who have instructed me during my postgraduate studies. Special thanks are extended to other Professors. Without their inspiring lectures, I would never have had the ability to write the thesis. I would also like to express my thanks to my friends and collegues for their kind help and to teachers and students in Xinjie Middle School for their support and cooperation. Abstract Motivation is a very important factor which can influence the outcome of students learning second language (L2). It is studied by more and more scholars, who define motivation from different perspectives, and classify motivation into several types based on different standards. For example, Gardner and Lambert (1972) divide motivation into two types: instrumental motivation and integrative motivation, while Deci and Ryan (1985) divide motivation into intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Here a new classification of motivation is built up, which divides motivation into internal motivation and external motivation. The internal motivation is further divided into interest, sense of achie