本文主要论述如何培养初中生学习英语的兴趣。心理学研究表明:学习动机中最活跃、最现实的成分是兴趣,缺乏兴趣,会使学习成为枯燥乏味的负担;没有兴趣,会使学生丧失学习的毅力和信心。因此,要搞好教学,必须在激发学生学习兴趣上下功夫。 This article mainly discusses how to cultivate junior high school students’ interest in learning English. Psychological studies have shown that: the most active and realistic elements in learning motivation are interests and lack of interest, making learning a boring burden; lacking interest in learning motivates students to lose their perseverance and confidence in learning. Therefore, to improve teaching, we must make efforts to stimulate students’ interest in learning.