动机是影响外语学习的重要因素之一。动机决定外语学习者学习外语的努力程度和个人参与学习的积极性。通过问卷调查的形式对长江大学106名及日本国立横滨大学90名非英语专业学生实施调查,结果表明,中国大学非英语专业学生的英语学习归附型动机普遍低于日本大学生的英语学习归附型动机。 Motivation is one of the important factors affecting foreign language learning. Motivation determines the degree to which a foreign language learner learns a foreign language and the individual’s motivation to participate in the learning. The survey of 106 non-English majors in 106 universities in Yangtze River University and 90 in Yokohama was conducted by means of questionnaire. The results showed that non-English majors in China are generally less likely to learn English as a foreign language than those in Japan .