非英语专业大学生英语学习负动机变化特征研究

采用问卷调查法,对地方工科院校非英语专业大学生的英语学习负动机变化情况进行调查研究。对数据进行因子分析,发现四个层面九类负动机影响因素:学习者层面(英语学能、有效学习策略缺失和内在兴趣缺失)、教师相关因素(教师性格、教学能力与教学风格)、教学相关因素(教学过程与教学内容和教学模式)和学习环境因素(不完善的教学环境、重要他人和社会效价)。受试在大一和大二两个学习阶段的负动机整体趋势一致,然而独立样本检验结果显示受试在教师相关因素、内在兴趣缺失和社会效价等三类负动机因素上存在显著性差异,他们在大二阶段更容易受到这三类负动机的影响。这一结果体现了负动机的动态属性。研究结论对地方院校大学英语教学改革具有重要启示。

This study, adopting questionnaire survey, investigates the change of demotivation to learn English a- mong non-English major students at local technological universities. By means of factor analysis, the study has found nine demotivators： learner-related factors （English learning abilities, deficient language learning strategies, and lack of intrinsic interest）, teacher-related factors （teacher personality, teaching competence and teaching style）, teaching relat- ed factors （teaching mode, and teaching process and teaching contents）, and learning environment （underequipped teaching environment and facilities, important others, and social value of English learning）. Students showed signifi- cant differences in such demotivators as teacher-related factors, lack of intrinsic interest and social value of English learning during their study at Year 1 and Year 2. They tended to be more likely to be demotivators by the three factors when studying at Year 2. The results of the study are implicative for College English reform at local techno- logical universities.