学习动机是制约学生外语学习成绩的主要因素之一,长期以来外语学习研究者的广泛关注。本文从探讨外语学习动机的定义、影响动机的因素等角度入手,主张将动机研究更紧密地同学校教育有机地结合起来,提出在英语教学活动中,教师应采取各种手段激发学生的学习动机,使教和学的过程趋于和谐统一,以期达到最佳的教学效果。 Learning motivation is one of the main factors restricting the achievement of students’ foreign language learning. For a long time, foreign language learning researchers have drawn wide attention. This article starts with the discussion of the definition of motivation of foreign language learning and the factors that influence the motivation. It advocates combining motivation research with school education more organically, and proposes that teachers should take various measures to stimulate their motivation in English teaching activities. , So that teaching and learning process tends to be harmonious and unified in order to achieve the best teaching results.