英语教学的目标是培养学生运用英语的能力,而这种能力形成的基础是语言技能、语言知识、情感素质、学习策略以及跨文化交际意识等方面综合的发展。而情感教育是素质教育的一项重要内容,它体现了“以人为本”的教育思想。本文从学习动机、学习兴趣、学习氛围、学习方法、思想意志等方面客观地分析了情感因素在英语教学中的作用。 The goal of English teaching is to develop students’ abilities to use English. The foundation of this ability is the comprehensive development of language skills, language knowledge, emotional quality, learning strategies and cross-cultural communication awareness. The emotional education is an important part of quality education, which embodies the “people-oriented” educational thinking. This paper objectively analyzes the role of affective factors in English teaching from the aspects of learning motivation, learning interest, learning atmosphere, learning methods and ideological will.