如何激发英语学习中的差生.docx

如何激发英语学习中的差生.docx

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如何激发英语学习中的差生

如何激发英语学习中的差生

　　[Abstract]Theproblemofpoorlearnersisabigprobleminthefieldofeducation,soitisthefocusthatalotofresearchershavebeendiscussingforyears.ThisarticlediscussestheimportanceoflearningEnglishandtheembodimentofthe“poorstudents”inEnglishlearning.ThenthearticlefocusesonthemaincauseofpoorEnglishlearnersintherespectofmotivation,andintroducesEnglishlearningmotivation,oneofthecrucialfactorsinfluencingpoorstudents.Lastly,theauthorsuggestssomewaysofimprovingpoorEnglishlearners’motivationintheteachingprocessandtheimportanceofparentsandschool’sroleinmotivatingthemaswell.Attheendofthearticle,theauthoralsopresentsanexampleofimprovingpoorstudents’Englishlearningtoemphasistheroleoflearningmotivation.

[KeyWords]motivation;poorstudents;Englishlearning

【摘要】差生问题是教育领域中最难啃的一块骨头，也是多年来教育家们不断地探讨

的焦点之一。

本文从英语学习的重要性及英语教育中差生的现象展开，紧接着从英语学习动机这一影响差生的重要因素的角度入手，分析造成差生的主要原因，提出了老师、家长、学校激发差生英语学习动机的几点想法，最后结合实际中激发差生英语学习的例子强调了英语学习动机的作用。

【关键词】动机;差生;英语学习

1.Introduction

Thehumanraceisnowenteringabrandnewera.The21stcenturyisatimeofadvancedscientificandtechnologicalknowledge,anditistruethatEnglishplaysanimportantroleinthemodernizationofacountry,providingakeytohumaneducationanddevelopment.Accordingtothestatisticsin1986,thepeopleintheworldtakeEnglishasthemothertongueareover400million,almosttenpercentpeoplespeakEnglish.Approximatelythereare20countriestakingEnglishastheofficiallanguageorthesecondlanguageintheworld,thepopulationtotallyapproaches800million.AccordingtoEnglishculturecommittee‘sreport,thepopulationofstudyingEnglishintheworldprobablyapproaches1billion,and　to2billionpeopleuseEnglishtocontacteveryday.Thereportalsoestimatesthat,to2050,mostofpeopleintheworldcanuseEnglish.Furthermore,Englishenjoysawiderapplication.Accordingtothestatistics,above75%mailsarewritteninEnglish;60%ofradioprogramsarebroadcastinEnglish;80%ofmajorinternationalprintsarepublishedinEnglish;what‘smore,Englishisregardedasthefirstgeneralusedlanguageintheimportantinternationalconferences.It‘sobviousthatithasextendeditsantennaeintoeverycorneroftheglobe.Inbrief,Englishissoimportantthatitexertsafar–reachinginfluenceinthedomainofpolitics,military,economy,science,technology,culture,trade,transportation,etc.China,aswell,hasenteredacompletelynewstageinitshistory.WiththedevelopmentofthesocialistmarketeconomyofChina,theimprovementoftechnology,theraisingofinternationalstatus,especiallyalongwiththeentryofWTO,ChinaisinanurgentneedoflargequantitiesofspecialtalentswhoareskilledinEnglish,soastoenableourcountrytoplayagreaterroleintheinternationalaffairs.Therefore,learningEnglishhasbecomeessentialforthesocialandeconomicdevelopmentinChina.

However,Englishlearningisacomplexprocess.Inotherwords,Englishlearnersneedtolearnnotonlyitspronunciation,vocabularyandgrammar,butalsoitsabundantculture.SomelearnerscanlearnEnglishquicklyandeasily,whileothersfinditdifficulttolearn，thenthesepersonsarethe“poorlearners”weoftencalled.

2.Learningmotivation—themaincauseofpoorlearners

Itiswellknownthat,Englishlearningisquiteacomplexprocess.“TherearemanyfactorsinfluencingEnglishlearners‘successorfailureinEnglishlearning,suchaslearners‘motivation,aptitude,character,intelligence,andothercomponents.”[1]“AccordingtoJakobvits‘research,heclaimsthatthemainfactorsinfluencingEnglishlearning,motivationtakesup33%,talent33%,intelligence20%,others14%.”Fromwhathadbeenlistedabove,wecandrawtheconclusionthatlearners‘motivationplaysacrucialpartinlearningEnglish.“Indeed,theroleoflearners‘motivationinlearninghasbeenexaminedbymanyresearcherswhoareinterestedinthissubjectarea.Gardner（1985）seemstosupportthisideaandpointsoutthatmotivationinlanguagelearningisofparticularimportance.Similarly,Noelsetalalsobelievesthatunderstandingmoreaboutmotivationcouldimprovelearners‘competenceinlearningEnglish.”

Somedefinitionsrelatingtomotivation

“Motivation”,asJerernyHarmersays,“issomekindofinternaldrivethatencouragessomebodytopersevereinacourseofsections”.“TheoriginofthewordmotivationisLatinfor“amovingcause”（motivus）.”

“Psychologistsdefinemotivationasaninternalprocessthatactivates,guides,andmaintainsbehaviorovertime.Itisoneofthemostimportantcomponentsoflearningandoneofthemostdifficulttomeasure.Inplainlanguage,motivationiswhatgetsyougoing,keepsyougoing,anddetermineswhereyou‘retryingtodo.