Motivation Reasons and Suggestions for Junior High school Students in English Teaching

Abstract

As a compulsory subject for the college entrance examination in China, English learning has always been highly valued. With the development of educational concepts and technologies, there is an increasing amount of research on English education. However, most studies are conducted from the perspectives of teachers and parents. There is relatively little direct investigation into students' learning motivation and interests. Through a questionnaire survey, this paper mainly studies the motivation of junior high school students to learn English. The questionnaire was directly distributed to middle school students for filling out. Also, students have different motivations for learning English. Most students (60%) enjoy English, but a considerable portion (around 30%) learn English just because it is a compulsory course. At the same time, many students listen to English songs and watch English TV dramas/movies. In addition, about 58% students hope that the teacher can teach more extracurricular English knowledge. Therefore, more emphasis could be placed on enhancing students' interest in learning in English teaching. Moreover, teachers can make appropriate use of extracurricular English materials, such as English pop songs or film and television works, as teaching tools to enhance students’ interest in learning and teaching outcomes.