International Journal of Business and Social Science

ISSN 2219-1933 (Print), 2219-6021 (Online) DOI: 10.30845/ijbss

A Study on the Relationship between Motivation and Interpretation Competence of English Majors
Shanshan Tu, Yaping Zhou

Abstract
In order to learn about the relationship between students’ motivation and their interpretation competence, a study is conducted among the English majors in Zhejiang Ocean University according to Gardner’s motivation theory. The findings show that English majors in Zhejiang Ocean University are conscious of the great importance of mastering the interpretation skills, but their attitudes towards their existing interpretation level is negative. Most of them believe that motivation does have great impact on their learning and there is positive correlation between motivation and their interpretation competence. In the end, some suggestions on how to improve students’ motivation and interpretation competence are put forward from the teachers’ and the students’ perspectives.

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