The Factors in L2 Learning Motivation and Their Pedagogical Implications in English Classroom

Motivation is a powerful affective variable in SLA （Second Language Acquisition）, and it has a great influence on L2 （Second Language） learning. L2 learning motivation is affected by language-related factors such as the culture, the community and the value of the L2 and of learning it, learner factors such as self-efficacy, causal attribution, goal orientation etc, and learning-situation-specific factors such as the teacher, the teaching method, the syllabus and so on. These factors have great pedagogical implications in English classroom.

ELF MOTIVATIONS AND AUTONOMY IN ENGLISH LEARNING:AN INVESTIGATION OF CHINESE NON-ENGLISH MAJOR UNDERGRADUATES

本文将英语学习动机作为影响自主性英语学习能力(AEL)的一个因素,采用定量与定性相结合的方法,通过对471名非英语专业二年级大学生进行"非英语专业大学生英语学习动机与自主性英语学习能力"的调查,发现不同类型动机与自主学习能力之间存在不同程度的相关。结合相关理论,作者对二者之间的相关性进行了分析,并提出了相关的建设性意见。