【正文】 nglish learning, it is important and necessary for students to practice and use the knowledge and skills. Teachers should offer more chances to practice speaking, listening, reading writing and translating, such activities as English speaking contests, English debates, English dialogues, English word twisters and English parties and English songs. These activities can give students more chances to practice, to express themselves and exchange ideas and information in English. Through these activities, students can build their confidence, enjoy the happiness and joy with others and experience the sense of success. The second classroom practice is different from the instruction in class, and it is a platform for students to give free rein to their imagination and creativity. It is as important as the classroom teaching. 11 3. Helping Students Build Confidence It is wellknown that confidence can make one successful. Similarly, if students have confidence, they will be successful in English learning. Because interest can be divided into two types: the stable and unstable interest, how to encourage students to learn English with great interest is a great problem. More confidence and firm determination are needed. The most importance is to set a goal before learning. Of course, there is no learning without a goal. Once students have confidence, they can overe a lot of difficulties they may face, and devote themselves to learning. At the first stage of learning English, teachers must help students set up a realistic goal, and then make progress little by little to achieve this goal. And through this step, students can do better than before. So teachers should respect and trust students in the course of teaching and learning. The building of confidence, the students’ successful experience of learning, the teacher’s attitude and students’ selfassessment can not be separated. In the modern teaching and learning, to let students experience the sense of success is very important and necessary. In this process, students can collect the information, discuss problems with their classmates, work hard on the questions, and take an active part in class activities. In the practical learning, students themselves can experience much sense of success。 which will further enhance the interest in English learning. 4. Cultivating Students to Form Good Habits As the proverb says: Habit is the second nature. It is certain that a good habit of learning English is very necessary. A good habit is not obtained immediately. On the contrary, it is formed gradually in the students’ practice. First of all, it will take some time and hard work to form, good habits, and they will do great help to English learning. Why do so many students feel it more and more difficult to learn English? Probably, the reason is that they have not yet formed good habits. So the teacher should pay great attention to the cultivation of good habits of students, and help them cultivate these habits. There are some ways as follows. In the classroom instruction, teachers should remind students to form good habits. At first some teachers are not aware of the significance, but after many times, they 12 will realize the importance of good habits, and step by step teachers should help students to practice the habits. A good habit is not easy to obtain, and on the contrary, it is formed for a long time. There is no doubt that he who tries one’s best to learn English well will form his own good habits of learning English, including learning earnestly and independently, being good at finding problems, and being active in replying to teacher’s questions. And gradually, students can train their habits of thinking carefully and using reference books so that they will get good results in the end. In taking up a new lesson of new words and expressions, for the first step, students should pronounce the new words correctly. For the second step, they should know the meanings of the words and also the different shades of the meanings according to the sentences and context. For the last step, students should know how to use the words and use them correctly when they are picked out from their brains. At the same time, teachers should ask students to do more English listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating according to the teaching contents. In the classroom teaching and learning, teachers should encourage students to be bold and not be afraid of making mistakes when students are speaking out their opinions. In the reading and answering questions, teachers should require students to read aloud and pay attention to the pronunciation. In order to make students learn English well, all of these habits should be cultivated under the guidance of the teachers39。 help. 13 Ⅴ . Methods of Stimulating Interest There are so many unfavorable factors that influence the formation of interest of students, such as traditional teaching concepts and methods, and improper teaching materials. So, all of the aspects mentioned above should be taken into consideration to improving the interest in English learning. Another important thing is that teaching materials should be fit for students. When talking about the use of teaching materials, schools and teachers should choose the best ones that can keep pace with our time, consider the students39。 psychological features and students39。 requirements. Most of those materials should be full of novelty, close to the students39。 daily life and easy for students to read and understand. So teaching materials must be chosen according to the precondition of attracting students’ interest. Of course, teaching methods should fit for most of students. In schools, some teachers pay little attention to developing the students39。