初中生學習英語的動機和策略

【摘要】學習一門語言不是一個簡單和容易的工作，有時候它很無聊和乏味。因此如何有效激發(fā)學生英語學習是一個重要的問題。動機在語言學習中扮演一個重要角色。英語學習動機是影響外語學習的重要因素之一，它決定著學生在英語學習中所花的時間和學習克服困難過程中毅力的付出多少，從而影響學生英語學習效果。對學生的英語學習動機進行研究有利于激發(fā)和培養(yǎng)學生的學習動機，從而提高學生的英語學習興趣。本文在概述學習動機研究理論的基礎上，還分析了初中生學習英語的現(xiàn)狀，最后對如何激發(fā)與培養(yǎng)初中生學習動機并應用到初中英語教學課堂進行了具體探究。

【關鍵詞】初中 英語學習 動機 策略

【Abstract】Learning a language is not a simple or easy task， sometimes it is boring and tedious. So how to effectively stimulate students to learn English is an important issue. Motivation plays an important part in language learning. English learning motivation is one of the important factors influencing foreign language learning， which determines the number of students learning English in the time spent learning and perseverance to overcome difficulties in the process of paying. Thus affecting the students' English learning； this view was also used by many linguists he accepted， and was also written into the new English curriculum standards promulgated by China in 2001. English learning motivation is an intrinsic motivation of learners （for English learning needs， desire， etc.） it promotes a voluntary and effective effort to learn English. Studying English learning inspiration for students ， which is good for stimulating students motivation and improving students' interest in learning English.Based on an overview of research on the theory of inspiration， but also analyzes the current situation of middle school students to learn English， and finally how to motivate and trainmiddle school students motivation to learn and apply it to teaching middle school English classroom specific inquiry.

【Key words】Middle School； English learning； motivation； Strategies

I. Introduction

People do anything has its motives and objectives， as students learning by taking part in teaching activities， which has its motivation and purpose. The main learning motivation is students awareness and a keen interest in learning ， which is an inner mental state and process of normal development for stimulating students' learning activities whose conduct toward certain learning objectives. Right motivation is a necessary condition to acquire knowledge， but also an important part of the formation of high moral quality. English learning motivation for students of English can be expressed as a certain degree of love and desire for knowledge. There are individual differences in motivation directly affects students' English learning. For students of middle school， English learning motivation is very important.

II. The importance of stimulating and developing students learning motivation

Often referred to as the driving force of our motivation， “driving force is the need for food， water， or praise， etc.， and promote individual react in some way”， it can be seen driving force is the basic force of human survival and social development of the students. If the students has sustained and effective learning， motivation is one of the main factors influencing English learning， excellent learning environment and learning conditions just external， internal only by students， that good motivation can play a role.

2.1 A prerequisite for learning

Motivation is a prerequisite for students tend to have a strong motivation to study hard learning attitude and strong willpower. The relationship between motivation and learning is a typical complementary relationship. A high level of motivation can get very high academic achievements of high academic achievement， in turn， enhance the high level of motivation. .When students achieved excellent grades， curiosity will be satisfied， but also will have a positive emotional experience， its original motivation can be further strengthened. In the students' emotional factors， English learning motivation is the key to determine success or failure. Motivation， once produced， it will play a role in learning. Effects of motivation on student learning process are： Start effect on learning behaviors， to maintain the role of learning behaviors and monitor the role of the learning process.

2.2 Mobilize the students' enthusiasm and initiative

Strong motivation can mobilize the students' enthusiasm and initiative， which will enable students to find a variety of opportunities to learn and use English， learn English for their own to create a variety of personalized learning strategies. Therefore， English teachers should “mobilize the enthusiasm of all the students， keeping them confidence in learning English and experiencing the fun of learning English， learning English feels success， and they continue to progress at all stages of learning.” Visibly， inspiring and developing students' motivation to learn English teachers in daily teaching is an extremely important task.

Ⅲ. Strategies for stimulating the students English learning motivation

3.1 Strengthen the purpose of education in English learning

Teachers should give students definite English learning term goals and objectives， students should realize the importance of learning objectives. Learning objectives identified is the driving force students to realize their dreams， is the student's direction. Once students realize their goal， it will have a sense of accomplishment. Form correct learning objectives， to improve the motivation to learn English， which has a crucial role in the theory and practice show that vivid manner appropriate level of psychological development of students， the educational purpose of learning English and real life together， can train students motivation successfully.

3.2 Build an effective situation

Psychological research shows that： new and interesting， food for thought situations can stimulate students 'curiosity， which requires teachers to improve teaching methods， the creation of effective teaching situation， to stimulate students' curiosity and thirst for knowledge. Teachers give students leave enough time and space for free play， let the students discuss bold， this mission-driven， student-centered classroom， in order to arouse the enthusiasm of students to actively participate， is effective classroom students like. Rich， interesting， diverse forms of teaching content， such as games， tongue twisters， riddles English， English idioms proverbs， English songs and movies， as well as a variety of student-centered English classroom activities， such as scenes of dialogue， group discussions， drama performances etc.， so that students continue to see opportunities to improve their English， make full use of the performance of students desire， ambition， make English learning challenging， continue to stimulate students' motivation to learn English.

3.3 Stimulate students' interest in learning

Good learning atmosphere is to stimulate learning motivation， promote student learning external conditions. Relaxed and harmonious atmosphere in the classroom is of great significance to stimulate and develop students 'motivation to learn English. Organize a variety of classroom activities and practice activities to expand students' knowledge in the field in order to enable students to experience and profound understanding of the value and role of knowledge， teachers should organize students to practice communication activities planned， so that students can put what they have learned to be specific applications continue to explore and try to solve problems encountered in practice， both to deepen the knowledge of understanding， to acquire new knowledge can lead to thirst and enthusiasm.

IV. Conclusion

Learning outcomes feedback has a significant impact on the motivation and inspiring action. Timely feedback learning can promote students learning experience and lessons summed up， adjust learning strategies， can also improve academic performance， because performance through feedback， to find out whether their own progress， to enable students to keep abreast of their progress， may provoke further learn English desire， but also to identify gaps between objectives and learning， improve learning methods to improve English learning so that the attitude and approach to learning has increased. Timely feedback learning can promote teachers consciousness to reflect on their teaching behaviors so that they can improve teaching methods. English teachers should test scores， work or essay marking shall promptly inform the students comment to decent， fair， targeted， enlightening， so as to give full play to the diagnosis， evaluation of incentives， effectively stimulate students motivation.

Through the discussion of middle school students in English learning motivation and strategy we know that stimulating students learning motivation are very important in English teaching. Only students remain fresh interest in learning English， the teacher could enable students to establish the confidence to learn English， to maintain a strong desire for knowledge， and actively take the initiative to participate in classroom interaction in English classroom in order to achieve effective， efficient and long-lasting teaching.

作者簡介：王俊（1971-），女，本科，寶雞市渭濱區(qū)新建路中學英語教師，中學一級教師，從事創(chuàng)新課堂教學研究。