English Learning Motivation And Choice Of Learning Strategies

This thesis intends to study the correlation between English learning motivation and learning strategies through a questionnaire survey conducted on two groups of students from New Oriental School and Beijing Peili University respectively. The two groups of students are supposed to hold different motivation and therefore adopt different learning strategies. The analysis of this comparative study's result can show whether learners' preference for certain types of learning strategies is partially determined by their particular type of motivation.Chapter One gives an overall description of the present situation of this research area and provides a clear, multi-dimensional definition and classification for English learning motivation and learning strategies. This part lays a sound theoretical foundation for this research and meanwhile puts forward the objectives and hypotheses of the study.Chapter Two reports an empirical study, which has been conducted by the author in the hope of testing the correlation between learning motivation and learning strategies. This part elaborates in detail how this research is designed and conducted, especially on how the questionnaire was designed.Chapter Three discusses and analyzes the results of the survey. The analysis can be divided into three parts: comparative analysis of the motivation, strategies and finally the correlation between the two factors.Chapter four reports the conclusion and major significance of this study. At last, the author states some implications for classroom teachers.