简介：1996). Students who have strong learning motivation take a correct and positive attitude towards study and make great efforts to master English with clear goal and desire and consequently gain better grade than those who haven’t acquired motivation and those students usually regard English learning as a heavy and boring burden. It is true that motivation is such a basic factor in language learning that no teacher could avoid being concerned with students’ motivation. So it is necessary to understand motivation more deeply,the learners have a desire in which is a drive to persist in English learning. It is true that two students sit next to each other in a class. They look alike and are similar in ability,motivation is very important to English learning.BodyⅠ. Theoretical rationale1. Definition of motivationA) In the term of psychologyB) In language learning2. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivationA) Definition of intrinsic motivationB) Definition of extrinsic motivationC) Relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation3. Personal factors in motivation A) Motivation and arousal B) Motivation and needs C) Motivation and beliefs D) Motivation and goals Ⅱ. Ways to motivate students in English learning1. Using various and interesting activities2. Involving new and effective techniques3. High expectation and using rewards appropriately4. Create a relaxed and positive learning climate 5. Cooperative activities6. Providing opportunities for students to experience successConclusion 

简介：teachers’ explanation of what students supposed to be learning and why they are learning it promote a sense of value and make students more clear and positive in learning English. Then teachers should present tasks with challenging in the principle of neither too easy nor too difficult that beyond the students’ capacity,motivation is fatal important and the ways to motivate students in English learning is more important to English learning. The ways the author mentioned above are relatively effective to motivate and sustain students in English learning. Sometimes,a relaxed and positive learning climate should be providing for students learning English. In a friendly atmosphere