Factors Influencing the Learning Motivation in Online Course of Second Language Teaching

Abstract

With the development and widespread of online courses in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classes and the outbreak of COVID-19, the learning motivation of online courses plays a significant role in second language learning. Since the 1990s, researchers have done plenty of studies of learning motivation in online courses, but a limited number of reviews on the topic of EFL. Therefore, this review aims to examine the existed literature on the learning motivation of online courses in EFL. Google Scholar was used as the research database and "online course" "learning motivation" "EFL" "influencing factors" as the search keywords, including the research of EFL classes in different countries and different educational levels from young learners to university students. This review presents a systematic view of the influencing factors on learning motivation, specifically internal factors, and external factors, and how these factors enhance or reduce the motivation, laying the foundation for related work.