An Empirical Study of English Major Students'English Learning Motivation From the Perspective of L2 Motivational Self System
By applying the quantitative research method,through giving 102 English major students questionnaires,it does some deep study about the English learning Motivational Self System differences between English major freshmen and sophomores and also the correlation between the three internal system elements and motivation intensity:Ideal L2 Self,Ought-to L2 Self and Second Language Learning Experience.The results suggest that:1.There is no significant difference between the two groups in their motivation intensi-ty;2.the freshmen group score much higher on Ideal L2 Self than the sophomore group,but there is no significant difference on Ought-to L2 Self and Second Language Learning Experience;3.Ideal L2 communicator is the most relevant to motivation intensity in Ideal L2 Self;4.Ideal L2 Self contributes most in predicting motivation intensity among the three internal system elements.