Action Research on Motivation in English Reading

Abstract

The study of motivation has been a long time and has developed into a range of theories in which varieties of factor are involved in. By introducing the definition of motivation, and its classification and analyzing the function of motivation in language learning, this paper is attempt to survey some strategies and methods about how to motivate and train learning motivation in English reading class. The data reveals that Female learners have strong motivation in intrinsic, extrinsic and importance of reading. But in reading efficacy, male learners are stronger than female learners. The result also indicates that students with higher score have strong motivation in learning English reading than students with lower score.