本文以“成人”和“英语学习动机”“外语学习动机”为主要研究对象的30篇文章、论文作为主要研究对象,探讨成人外语学习动机研究的基本特点。本文从五个方面进行总结:成人外语学习动机研究中运用的主要理论、主要研究对象及特点、运用的研究方法、主要结论和动机激发措施。 In this paper, 30 articles and dissertations, whose main research object is “adult” and “English learning motivation”, “motivation of foreign language learning”, are taken as the main research objects to discuss the basic characteristics of adult motivation study. This article summarizes from five aspects: the main theories, the main research objects and characteristics, the research methods used, the main conclusions and motivation measures in adult language learning motivation.