Volume 29, Issue 2
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.347
PSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN LEARNING BRITISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
Abstract
Many college students have psychological problems in learning British and American literature, such as the lack of motivation and interests. To solve the problem, this paper carries out a questionnaire survey on the psychological status of college students in learning British and American literature. The questionnaire covers two key aspects of the learning process, i.e. learning strategy and learning motivation. A total of 300 students from several colleges received the survey. Through the analysis on the survey results, it is found that the college students differed greatly in both aspects in learning British and American literature; the external motivation of the students were generally stronger than internal motivation, and most of them had a relatively poor learning strategy; the students showed a high self-efficacy, except a very few with low self-efficacy. This research fully demonstrates the psychology of learners of British and American literature, shedding new light on how to improve the learning effect.
Keywords
Learning Psychology, English and American Literature, College Students, Learning Motivation, Learning Strategies.