美国心理学家洛克指出人的行为动机在很大程度上是受目标影响,目标的设置将会直接影响到人们工作的努力程度和持续时间,洛克以此为基础,针对如何利用目标激发人们的积极行为进行研究,提出多项策略,这就是目标设置理论。英语作为一门语言学科,更需要学生进行自主学习,在充足的自主学习中掌握技能,培养语感;同时高中生已经具备一定的自主学习能力,自我意识强烈,以教师主导的教学已经无法有效调动学生学习的积极性。笔者认为,目标设置理论可以有效解决 Locke, the American psychologist, pointed out that human behavior motivation is largely influenced by the target. The setting of the target will directly affect people’s efforts and duration of work. Based on this, Locke aims at using the target to inspire people Positive behavior to conduct research, put forward a number of strategies, this is the goal of setting theory. As a linguistic subject, English also needs students to learn independently and master their skills and cultivate their sense of language in sufficient autonomous learning. At the same time, senior high school students already have some self-learning ability and self-awareness, and can not be effectively mobilized by teacher-led teaching Student learning enthusiasm. The author believes that the target setting theory can effectively solve