A Research on How to Motivate Freshmen and Promote Their Autonomy in Learning English in Junior Middle Schools  

作　　者：Runhong Liu 

机构地区：[1]Experimental School Affiliated to Haidian Teachers Training College,Beijing 100097,China

出　　处：《Journal of Contemporary Educational Research》2022年第3期28-39,共12页当代教育研究（百图）

摘　　要：This research intends to examine the potential factors that influence the motivation-intrinsic or extrinsic-of freshmen in junior middle schools,hoping to find some effective strategies to motivate them to learn and promote their autonomy in learning English.Data were collected from 204 students randomly selected from an experimental class by using closed-ended questionnaires.The qualitative results were derived from classroom observations and interviews with five primary school teachers and two junior middle school teachers.The findings provide evidence on the factors that might influence students’motivation;meanwhile,intrinsic motivation and autonomy can be boosted with the full-scale implementation of several effective motivational strategies.

关 键 词：Factors of affecting motivation Effective motivational strategies English learners’autonomy 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]