英语专业论文On Stimulating EnglishLearning Motivation of JuniorWord格式.docx
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2.1.1Intrinsicmotivationandextrinsicmotivation-3-
2.1.2Integrativemotivationandinstrumentalmotivation-4-
2.2Effectsofmotivationonlearning-6-
3.Researchdesign-6-
3.1Object-6-
3.2Respondents-7-
3.3Means-7-
3.4Procedures-7-
4.Analysisofthesurvey-8-
4.1Findingsfromthequestionnaire-8-
4.2Discussionsofthefindings-12-
5.Suggestionsonstimulatingstudents’motivation-13-
5.1Cultivatingintrinsicmotivationinstudents-13-
5.1.1Arousingstudents’interestinEnglishlearning-13-
5.1.2Helpingstudentstosetgoals-14-
5.1.3Developingstudents’self-confidence-15-
5.1.4Evaluatingstudents’ownsuccessandfailureproperly-15-
5.1.5Buildingupanappropriateteacher-studentrelationship-16-
5.2Stimulatingextrinsicmotivation-17-
5.2.1Overcomingdisadvantagesofteachingconditions-17-
5.2.2AchievementinEnglishlearning-18-
5.2.3Competitionandexam-19-
5.2.4Creatingagoodclassroomenvironment-19-
6.Conclusion-20-
References-22-
1.Introduction
Intheprocessofforeignlanguagelearning,motivationhasbeenconsideredtobeoneofthemainfactorsindetermininglearningoutcomes.SecondlanguagelearningmotivationresearchwasstartedbyGardnerandLambert(1972)inCanada.Gardner(1985:
203)definesmotivationtolearnanL2as“theextenttowhichtheindividualworksorstrivestolearnthelanguagebecauseofadesiretodosoandthesatisfactionexperiencedinthisactivity.”Motivationiscommonlythoughtofasaninnerdrive,impulse,emotion,ordesirethatmovesonetoaparticularaction.Inmoretechnicalterms,motivationrefersto“thechoicespeoplemakeastowhatexperiencesorgoalstheywillapproachoravoidandthedegreeofeffecttheywillexertinthatrespect”(SeeH.D.Brown,2002:
152).
ThemostextremestatementabouttheimportanceofmotivationinlanguagelearningisprobablySkehan’snotedstatement“givenmotivation,anyonecanlearnalanguage”(1989:
49).Thisstatementsuggeststhatamotivatedlearnercanovercomeanyunfavorableconditioninlanguagelearning.
Motivationisanimportantpartofaffectiveattitudeinlearningprocess.TheNewNationalStandardofEnglishCurriculumalsopointsoutthataffectiveattitudesareimportantfactorswhichinfluencestudents’learninganddevelopment.
Therefore,inlanguageteaching,teachersshouldpaymoreattentiontostudents’motivation.ButwhentheauthorworkedasaninternteacheratLanshanJuniorHighSchool,shefoundthatmoststudentsareoflowmotivationofEnglishlearning.What’smore,thepresentsituationofEnglishlearningofthestudentsinruralareasisveryworrying.ThepassrateoftheEnglishTestsforSeniorSchoolEntrancequotedfromthisschoolin2005-2007showsthatthoughthepassrateofEnglishwasincreasingyearbyyear,itstillfarfromtheloweststandardofEnglishthatQualityEducationrequires.So,itisnecessarythatsomeresearchesonvariablesthatinfluenceEnglishlearningmotivationofruraljuniorhighschoolstudentsshouldbedonetoexplorewaystostimulatetheirmotivation.
Graph1-1TheEnglishpassrateoftheEnglishTestsforSeniorSchoolEntrancequotedin2005-2007
2.Theoreticalfoundations
2.1Classificationsoflearningmotivation
2.1.1Intrinsicmotivationandextrinsicmotivation
Keller(1984:
89)definesintrinsicmotivationas“anintrinsicallymotivatedactivityforwhichthereisnoapparentrewardexcepttheactivityitself”.Peopleseemtoengageintheactivitiesfortheirownsakeandnotbecausetheyleadtoanextrinsicreward.Thatis,intrinsicmotivationexistswhenoneworksbecauseofaninnerdesiretoaccomplishatasksuccessfully.
“Extrinsicmotivationisamotivationtoengageinanactivityasameanstoanend.Individualswhoareextrinsicallymotivatedworkontasksbecausetheybelievethatparticipationwillresultindesirableoutcomessuchasareward,teachers’praise,oravoidanceofpunishment”(Pintrich&
Schunk,1996:
124).Extrinsicallymotivatedbehaviors,ontheotherhand,arecarriedoutinanticipationofarewardfromoutside.Itfocusesonsomethingexternaltothelearningactivities.
Bothintrinsicandextrinsicmotivationshaveinfluenceonmotivatedstudents.
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
preferenceforchallenge
preferenceforeasywork
curiosity/interest
pleasingteacher/gettinggrades
independentmastery
dependenceonteacherinfiguringoutproblems
independentjudgment
relianceonteacher’sjudgmentaboutwhattodo
internalcriteriaforsuccess
externalcriteriaforsuccess
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