A Survey of English Learning Motivation on Non-English-Major Postgraduates in North China Electric Power University

Abstract

In recent years, scholars at home and abroad have done numerous researches on English learning motivation. This paper investigates English learning motivation of non-English-major postgraduates in North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) through a questionnaire survey. The study intends to answer the following two questions: (1) What types of English learning motivation are included from non-English-major graduate students in NCEPU? And what factors affect the types of English learning motivation? (2) How is the intensity of English learning motivation of non-English-major graduate students in NCEPU? Through SPSS 28.00 statistical software, factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance and descriptive statistics analysis are carried out to explore the types of motivation, the influencing factors as well as the intensity of motivation. The results show that there are seven types of English learning motivation-social responsibility, intrinsic interest, information media, internationalization, academic performance, learning situation and personal development. Among them, origin of student distribution has a certain influence on intrinsic interest, and gender and current English level have a prominent interaction on intrinsic interest. In NCEPU, non-English-major postgraduates are generally less motivated and passive in English learning to some degrees. Based on the above results, some teaching suggestions are also put forward.