Abstract Motivation is an inner power as well as a mentality which inspires people to keep studying. People widely hold the idea that motivation plays a key role in the process of English learning. Students with higher motivation behave more actively while less motivated students are easily tend to cause a mess in class. As the changes of the nature of the study itself as well as the growth of teenagers themselves, students in junior schools are more likely to think creatively and independently and are less likely to be influenced by some other factors than kids in primary schools. However, junior school students are still unconscious and sensitive; therefore, teachers need to take actions to change this situation. Teachers should understand the motivation of the students and take proper measures to help students cultivate their motivations and to improve the efficiency of the class.53830
Keywords: motivation; junior high school students’ English learning; ways to cultivate the motivation
摘要动机是个体发动和维持行动的一种心理状态，是激励人去行动的内部动因和力量，是。人们普遍认为在英语学习过程中，学生的动机是成功的关键所在。动机较强的学生通常在学习中比较活跃，而动机不足的学生更容易引起课堂骚乱。由于初中学习性质的改变，学生学习内容和方法的改变，初中生的学习动机的自觉性比小学生有了更大的发展。他们能够更为主动自觉地进行教材钻研和独立思考，而不是像小学生那样，很容易为学习活动中的一些外部因素所左右。当然，初中生学习动机的自觉性还是不稳定的、容易动摇和变化的，这就要求教师采取措施来提高学生学习的自觉性。对英语教师来说，只有了解学生的学习动机才能采取相应的策略来激发学生的学习动机，最终提高课堂效果。
毕业论文关键词：动机；中学生英语学习；培养学习动机的方法
Contents
1. Introduction1
2. Literature Review2
2.1 The Definition of Motivation...2
2.2 Theoretical Bases2
2.3 Empirical Studies.....3
3. Motivation ...4
3.1 Traits.4
3.2 Classification 5
3.3 Influencing Factors.....7
4. The Importance of Motivation in Junior High School English Learning9
5. Ways to Cultivate the Motivation.....10
5.1 Helping Students Set up Proper Goals10
5.2 Using the Feedback of the Learning Achievements..10
5.3 Creating a Supportive Learning Atmosphere.11
5.4 Giving Students Proper Praise..11
6. Conclusion..12
Works Cited...13
1. Introduction
What is English learning and why should the students learn English? We can see the current situation of the English learning in junior high schools from the answers given by students in those schools. Most students give the answer that they learn English just in order to get a higher score when they are admitted to senior high school. Some students hold the idea that learning English can be useful when they graduate and come into the society; it is a useful tool for them to communicate with people from all over the world. Others think that they learn English just to cater to the expectations of the teachers and their parents. 50 percent of students say that they will try their best to finish their homework while about 30 percent of the students hope that they can spend the least time in finishing English homework. What’s worse, some students often copy other’s homework, they regard homework just as a mission which must be done. What worries us most is that some students who are incomplete in their characteristics forming even think that they learn English for their parents and teachers. Besides, there are some students who do not used to the teaching methods of the teachers or they just do not like the way the teachers teach. From the above, we can conclude that most students who do not wholly understand the importance of learning English only see the practical functions of English learning. 浅析初中英语学习中学习动机的培养:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_57992.html