Abstract:The implementation of New Curriculum Standard benefits for enhancing the quality of English teaching in middle school and it also improves the content of oriented education. However, the current condition of English education makes people feel frustrated in the most regions of rural areas. There are many barriers for these rural students to learn English. The paper will get information about the barriers of middle school students’ difficulties in English learning based on the questionnaire conducted in the Xinhua Middle School of Yuanmou County, Chuxiong prefecture. According to data analysis, the motivations of students, family environment, English teachers’ teaching behavior and school environment and condition are the main factors which have greatly impacted on middle school students’ difficulty in English learning in rural areas. Meanwhile, some countermeasures will be given to solve those barriers.

Keywords: Rural areas;Teaching English; Middle school students; Barriers; Solutions

中文摘要：新课标的发布有利于中学英语教学质量的提高，增加了素质教育的含量。然而在广大的农村地区，英语教育现状却不令人乐观！来自学生、家庭、英语教师等各方面的障碍使得中学生们英语学习困难。本文以新华中学为例，通过调查问卷的形式对云南省楚雄州元谋县农村地区中学生英语学习的障碍进行分析。通过数据分析显示：学生自身的学习动机、家庭环境、教师的教学行为、学校环境及条件等都是影响中学生英语学习困难的主要因素。本文提出了一些相关的解决措施来解决这些障碍。

关键词：农村地区；英语教育；中学生；障碍；对策