Abstract:It is universally known, interest is the best teacher. However, why some students learn well, while others are not in the English learning process. The key is their interest in English learning. Confucius said, curiosity is the more important than knowledge itself, and interest is even more important than pure curiosity. This paper mainly focuses on the interest for junior middle school students. The paper first summarizes some theories of interest in English learning and then has a survey in No.13 Middle School in Kaiyuan. The research adopts the way of classroom observation, interview and questionnaire. In order to get the reliable collection, the data of these two methods have been combined to analyze. Finally, it base on some theories of interest in English learning and teaching, then links the theories and data, reveals interest in English learning and some problems in middle school.

Key words: Interest; Middle school; English learning; Suggestion

摘要:众所周知的兴趣是最好的老师。然而，在英语学习过程中，为什么有的学生英语学得好，而有的学生学不好呢？关键在于他们对英语学习的兴趣。孔子云：“知之者不如好之者,好之者不如乐之者”。这篇文章意在研究兴趣在初中生英语学习中的作用。文章首先总结了兴趣教学研究的一些理论依据，并对开远十三中的学生进行了一项英语学习兴趣的调查，此次调查包括了课堂观察，采访和问卷调查。为了更好的得到数据收集，把这两项调查结果结合在一起进行分析。最后，根据一些兴趣学习与教学的理论依据，再结合所分析的数据，从而了解到了初中生对英语学习的兴趣以及所存在的一些问题。

关键词：兴趣；中学；英语学习；建议