Abstract: This thesis aims to investigate students’ positive affective attitude in English learning. Based on the affective teaching theory, it tends to find out the affective problems in students’ English learning by analyzing the contents and features of affective attitudes and considering the characteristics of middle school students. The conclusion of the paper is that the teacher should take related measures to cultivate students’ positive attitudes and then make students enhance their study efficiency constantly by appropriate methods. After that, teachers can achieve the targets of English teaching in a better way.

Key words: affective attitudes; middle school; English teaching;

摘要：本文旨在研究初中生在英语学习中的积极情感态度。文章从情感教学的理论出发，通过分析情感态度的内容特点，并结合现代初中生的特点，来了解现代初中生在英语学习中的情感问题。结论是教师应该采取相应措施来培养学生的积极态度，希望通过适当的方法让学生不断的提高学习效率，并使教师更好的达到英语教学目标。

关键词：情感态度；初中； 英语教学

Based on the above analysis, the study shows there exists high anxiety, low esteem, and empathy among the students during their English learning. In a word, affective problems exist among the middle school students, which makes their English learning efficiency rather poor. Without improving measures, the inefficient and unsatisfactory situation will remain and even turn worse. Most of teachers pay more attention to helping the students meet the requirements of the syllabus and ensuring students’ passing Entrance Examination for High School. They seldom interact with students and try to understand their emotional needs. With these negative affects, students are more afraid of participating in the class. The findings in this study suggest a number of implications for English teaching. It is advisable for English teachers to attach more attention to students’ affective attitudes, such as motivation, self-esteem, which can greatly promote students’ learning. Only when teachers have a full understanding of students’ affects, can they create more ideal teaching environment and help students develop more positive attitudes.