SLA的研究已经有几十年的历史了,研究的深度和广度都有了很大的发展。动机作为学习者的一个重要因素,也被广大研究者重视。本文以中南大学07级46名艺术学院学生为调查对象,对他们的英语学习动机进行剖析,旨在通过本研究发现艺术生学习的特点及动机对学习效果的影响。研究发现艺术生更偏向于融入型动机,且善学习者学习动机更强。 The research of SLA has been for decades, and the depth and breadth of the research have greatly developed. As an important factor of learner, motivation has also been taken seriously by researchers. In this paper, students from 46 art schools at 07 grade in Central South University were investigated to analyze their motivation of English learning. The purpose of this study is to find out the characteristics and motivation of artistic students’ learning impact on their learning through this research. The study found that art students preferred biased motivation, and motivated motivated learners were more motivated to learn.