西藏班中职生英语学习动机研究

Motivation for Learning English in Mainland Tibetan Students Attending Secondary Vocational School

采用《中学生英语学习动机调查问卷》对西藏班中职生的英语学习动机进行调查。结果表明:(1)内部动机总体上高于外部动机,说明其英语学习的动机结构较为合理。内部动机各因子按得分高低依次为自我完善、责任心、兴趣、成就感、寻求学习机会,外部动机各因子按得分高低依次为功用价值、奖励或惩罚、群体态度、压力;(2)英语学习动机存在显著年级差异,年级与有关因子间呈动态关系,成就感随年级升高而下降,责任心、压力随年级升高而增大;(3)英语学习动机存在显著性别差异,女生高于男生;(4)英语学习动机存在显著水平差异,英语成绩好的学生在成就感、完善自我、寻求学习机会、功用价值等方面有较强表现。

A questionnaire on middle school students＇ learning of the English language was used to investigate the motivation for learning English in Mainland Tibetan students attending a secondary vocational school. The results showed; （i） generally, the internal motivation was higher than the external motivation, which indicated that the structure of English learning motivation was reasonable. In internal motivation, several factors were scored accordingly from highest to lowest, ranging from; self-improvement, responsibility, interests, sense of accomplishment and seeking learning opportunities. The highest score was in self-improvement whilst the lowest came from seeking learning opportunities. In external motivation, function value was the highest scored factor, followed by reward or punishment, group attitude and pressure accordingly; （ii） there were significant grade differences in English learning motivation and a dynamic relationship between grades and related factors, a sense of accomplishment fell while the sense of responsibility and pressure increased with higher grades; （iii） there were also dramatic gender differences in that girls showed significantly higher learning motivation than boys; （iv） however, the English learning motivation varied from students with different abilities where students with better English grades had better scores regarding achievement, improving themselves, seeking learning opportunities and function values.