Learning motivation is an essential

Learning motivation is an essential factor, which has significant impact on students’ English learning. The strong learning motivation can facilitate students to learn English well. This paper investigates the English-learning motivation of 100 non-English major freshmen in Hexi University by questionnaires. The results show that: (1) The English-learning motivation of non-English freshman shows a diversified trend; (2) There are little difference between the internal motivation and the external motivation in affecting student’s English learning; (3) Factors such as employment, getting good jobs and obtaining relevant certificates under external motivation have a greater impact on their English learning. Finally, the paper gives specific suggestions on the improvement of students’ English learning motivation.