An investigation of factors influencing English proficiency of Non-English Major students in China

Abstract

Although the fact that English language has been taught from
primary school to university, the students who entered
universities in China still have not acquired mastery of the
language. It is important to investigate Non-English Major
Students’ perception what factors influencing their English
proficiency, whether there are gender differences between male
and female students. This thesis aims at investigating factors that
influencing English proficiency of Non-English Major students
in Chinese University. With the adopting of quantitative research,
a total of 300 samples comprise were obtained from Henan
Polytechnic University. The research findings revealed the
Motivation to learn English of Non-English major students in
Henan Polytechnic University is the most important factor
contributing to their English language proficiency. The
hypothesis testing results indicated that the female students’
perception of factors they considered important to English
language proficiency is greater than male’s perception.