Abstract：
Motivation has been considered one of the key factors to successful language learning. Strongly-motivated students will study English with explicit purpose and positive attitude and achieve a good result. On the contrary, lack of motivation of learning English will lead to a worse result. So, what motivation do non-English majors have in English learning? What is the relationship between motivation factors and English achievement? What are the differences of motivation between successful learners and unsuccessful learners? With these questions, the author conducted the research. The whole thesis is divided into five parts. Chapter one is an introduction. Chapter two presents the definition of motivation, types of motivation and comparison among different motivations. Chapter three is a case study based on the questionnaire. Chapter four gives suggestions on how to promote non-English majors’ English learning motivation. The last chapter draws a conclusion.

Key words：Motivation; Non-English major; English learning

摘  要：
动机被认为是成功语言学习的关键因素之一。拥有强烈学习动机的学生在英语学习中会表现出明确的目标及积极的态度，并取得好的学习成绩。相反，学习动机薄弱的学生将不会取得好成绩。那么，非英语专业学生在英语学习中有什么样的动机呢？动机因素与英语成绩有什么样的关联呢？成功的学习者与失败的学习者在动机方面有什么不同呢？带着这些问题，笔者展开了研究。本论文分为五个部分。第一部分是简要的介绍；第二部分介绍了学习动机的定义、分类以及不同类型动机的对比与比较；第三部分是一个以问卷为基础的案例研究；第四部分就如何提高非英语专业学生的英语学习动机提出一些建议；最后一部分为结论。

关键词：动机；非英语专业；英语学习

1 Introduction
With the development of society, English has become a widely-accepted language all around the world. In China, students are required to learn English from primary school. However, studies and statistics show that in China today, some college students, especially non-English majors, are not interested in English and their learning results are of course not satisfying. What leads to these phenomena? The answer is that many students lack learning motivation while learning English. According to the theory of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), motivation determines the degree of effort learners put into foreign or second language learning. The more motivation they have, the more effort they tend to put into learning the language. And motivation has always been considered one of the most important factors in the second language learning. This paper aims at analyzing the learning motivations of non-English majors. Then, some suggestions for promoting the motivation will be provided.