教师期望是一种外在动力,在教育中积极的教师期望对学生会产生巨大的推动作用。本文对美国著名心理学家罗森塔尔的“皮格马利翁效应”即“教师期望效应”理论进行了简要的阐述,并以此为理论依据,针对当前大学生外语学习过程中学生的“外语焦虑”和缺乏英语学习动机的现状,强调在公共英语教学中要针对学生的实际,关心和鼓励每个学生,寄予他们合理的期望和要求,并给他们以公正和足够的支持与鼓励。以此来消除学生外语焦虑的情绪,激发大学生英语学习动机,树立英语学习信心,从而提高大学英语教学质量。 Teacher expectation is an external motivation, and positive teacher expectations in education have a tremendous impetus to students. In this paper, the famous American psychologist Rosenthal’s “Pygmalion effect” or “teacher expectation effect” theory is briefly described, and as a theoretical basis for the current college students in foreign language learning process “Foreign Language Anxiety ” and lack of English learning motivation status, emphasizing the public English teaching should be based on the actual students, caring and encouraging each student, to send them reasonable expectations and requirements, and give them fair and adequate support With encouragement. In order to eliminate the anxiety of students’ foreign language, motivate students to learn English motivation, establish confidence in English learning, thereby enhancing the quality of college English teaching.