英语专业学生专门用途英语课程学习动机实证研究

An empirical study on types of motivation in ESP learning among English majors

本文为国内目前前沿性的英语专业学生专门用途英语课程学习动机研究。实验采用问卷调查的形式,随机抽取165名天津某高校英语专业国际商务系学生。所得数据经SPSS11.5进行因子分析后析出八个因子,即八种动机类型。分别为:就业需求动机、专业应用动机、个人心理动机、社会责任动机、专业学习动机、外界影响动机、内在兴趣动机和英语兴趣动机。调查结果旨在为今后英语专业专门用途英语课程学习动机研究提供理论框架。

This paper is a pilot empirical study of the types of motivation in ESP course learning among English majors.Eight factors resulted from the analysis by undergoing a questionnaire for 165 English majors:job requirement,major application,professional application,personal psychology,social responsibility,professional study,external influence,intrinsic interest and English interest.This research may help to set up a framework for further study in this area.