Author(s)

Ma Xiao, Zhang Fangwen, Wei Wen

Corresponding Author

Ma Xiao

Abstract

College Entrance Examination is one of the most important examinations in China, which is not only related to the fate of students themselves, but also a family. In the exam, English, mathematics and Chinese occupy more scores than other subjects, while English is more special. Based on the importance of English learning and College Entrance Examination, the author went to a county in Shanxi Province to investigate the English learning situation of Grade three students in a local senior high school, and the English learning situation of Grade three former students in another senior high school. The paper provides empirical support for the existing English learning motivation theory, and hopes to find some problems from it.

Keywords

Senior Students, Fresh Graduates and Former Students, Self Efficacy, English Learning Motivation, Self Adjustment