Research On The English Learning Problems And Countermeasures Of Students In Rural Junior Secondary Schools

China is a country with a large agricultural population, the vast rural areas have a great number of schools which are scattered from the perspective of geographical distribution.The number of the students in rural junior high schools is about three-quarters of that of the junior high school students all over the country.The English level of junior high school students in rural areas directly affects that of the whole nation.The economic level in the countryside is low, schools have no necessary hardware facilities, the professional level of rural English teachers is not high, the family and the society are short of English study atmosphere ,in addition, students themselves in the countryside have a lot of bad study habits ,all of these factors mentioned above may cause the English learning problems of students in rural junior high schools. This article takes the student as a starting point, attempting to reveal various aspects of problems which exist in English learning process of rural junior high school students through investigation and study on the spot. Also, it thoroughly analyzes the reasons for these problems and gives some solutions. This essay can be divided into four parts.The first part is an introduction,which introduces the background and significance of the research and defines the study and the English study. The part also introduces the research methods and the research process.The second part is the English learning problems of students in rural junior high schools. It is the core of the thesis ,which is completed according to these data of the research .In this part, there are five aspects which summarize the English learning problems. Firstly ,students have a certain lack of enthusiasm and self-confidence for the English learning as far as emotion and attitude are concerned.Their motives are test-oriented. Secondly, there are many problems of language skills, such as the lower listening level, ignoring the oral English, the fewer number of extracurricular reading and the poor writings which have lots of grammatical mistakes. Thirdly, students pay more attention on the vocabulary and grammar than on pronunciation.Fourthly,students in rural schools have less cultural background knowledge of the English-speaking countries.Fifthly, they usually have no plans of learning English and memorize words by means of rote.In the third part ,the essay gives five reasons for these problems mentioned in the second part. That is, students in primary schools did not develop good study habits, the professional level of English teachers is not high, the cultural qualities of parents are generally lower , there is the lack of English atmosphere whatever it is in school or society and the material support is not enough.In the fourth part ,the essay proposes seven solutions according to the investigation, literature and theoretical research. Specifically, first, the government should offer the necessary material support. Second, arrange school culture in English and hold all kinds of English activities. Third, make full use of various media and widen channels for students to learn English. Fourth, carry out the pre-service training and in-service training of English teachers. Fifth, teachers should put layered teaching into practice so that students which have uneven basis are all interested in learning. Sixth, correct bad habits of English learning. Seventh, teachers should give students specific guidance about their study methods.