ABSTRACT:In recent years, silence phenomenon has been often observed in English class, and it is more remarkably common in the college English teaching. However, this kind of phenomenon not only made students lose the learning initiative, but it also affected the implementation of classroom teaching tasks and teaching purposes. In this paper, the phenomenon has been surveyed through methods such as questionnaire, classroom observation, etc. Students in English classroom in Chongqing University of Science and Technology were taken as the research subject. It aims at using the theory of learning motivation to analyze English classroom silence phenomenon.

　　　Through the research, the results have proven that teachers’ improper teaching methods and students’ lack of learning motivation have influence on the phenomenon of classroom silence, which has also become a potential factor to influence college students’ English learning. Therefore, finding out the solutions to the phenomenon of classroom silence is very necessary.

Key Word: Classroom Silence    Learning Motivation    College English

摘要:近年来，英语课堂沉默现象越来越常见，尤其是大学英语教学过程中，这种现象更为普遍。 然而这种课堂沉默现象不仅让学生失去了学习主动性，同时还影响了课堂教学任务的实施及教学目的的完成。本文通过问卷调查、课堂观察等方式，以重庆科技学院英语课堂为研究对象进行了调查。利用学习动机理论分析重庆科技学院英语课堂的沉默现象。

　　　研究结果表明教师不当的教学方法以及学生自身缺乏学习动机都是影响课堂沉默现象的原因。它困扰着老师和学生，成为了影响英语学习的一个潜在因素。因此，解决课堂沉默现象是很必要的。

关键词：课堂沉默现象  学习动机  大学英语