本研究旨在瞭解學習英語者其閱讀動機和閱讀理解成就間的關係，亦探討性別在閱讀動機方面的影響，以及性別與閱讀理解成就間的關係。研究對象為北部某教育大學內224位非英語系的大一學生，研究方法使用一份英語閱讀動機量表和一份全民英檢閱讀測驗之中級樣本試題。
資料分析採用量化方法，包括描述性統計、t檢定、皮爾森相關分析，以證實英語閱讀動機、性別與閱讀理解成就變項之間的關係。研究結果如下:
1.學習者較易受到外在刺激，而引發閱讀英語的動機，例如為了獲得他人的認同以及好成績，或者為了與同儕間之競爭。
2.相較於男性同儕，女大學生的內在、外在閱讀動機皆較強烈，在閱讀理解方面也有較佳的成就。
3.性別與閱讀理解成就之間的正相關性偏低。
4.學習者的閱讀理解成就與其整體閱讀動機之間有顯著的正向相關。在所有向度中，社交動機與閱讀理解成就的相關性最顯著。
總結而言，本研究希望能解釋閱讀動機、性別和閱讀成就之間的動態關係，大學英語教師也可藉此進一步瞭解，學生的閱讀動機是如何影響其閱讀理解的過程，以作為課程內容設計與教學之參考。

The present study examines the relation between EFL college learners’ reading motivation and reading comprehension. The role of gender plays in these two variables is also investigated. The research instruments involved one questionnaire and one simulated GEPT reading comprehension test at the intermediate level concerning reading motivation and text comprehension performance. A total of 224 college freshmen participated in the study. Through descriptive statistics, t-tests and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation analyses, the major findings of the study are summarized as follows:
1.Taiwanese college students were more extrinsically motivated to read in English, especially for favorable judgment, higher grades, and demonstration of superior competence relative to others’.
2.Female college students harbored stronger reading motivation in general and scored higher on the reading test significantly than did their male counterparts.
3.Gender was positively but weakly related to students’ reading comprehension.
4.There was a significantly high correlation between college students’ English text comprehension and reading motivation, in particular reading for social purposes.

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...................................1
1.1 Background of the Study ..............................1
1.2 Research Purpose and Research Questions...............7
1.3 Significance of the Study.............................9
1.4 Definition of Terms..................................10
CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ..........................13
2.1 Theories of Language Learning Motivation ............13
2.2 Motivation for Reading ..............................17
2.3 Theoretical Framework of the Study ..................19
2.4 Research on Reading Motivation and Text Comprehension .................................................23
2.5 Research on Reading Motivation and Gender ...........31
2.6 Summary of Review of Literature .....................34
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY ..................................37
3.1 Participants ........................................38
3.2 Instruments .........................................40
3.2.1 Background information ..........................41
3.2.2 English Reading Motivation Questionnaire (ERMQ) ..41
3.2.3 Pilot test of English Reading Motivation Questionnaire ..........................................44
3.2.4 English text comprehension test ..................46
3.3 Procedures and Data Collection ......................47
3.4 Data Analysis .......................................48
3.5 Summary of Methodology ..............................49
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS .......................................51
4.1 Patterns of Students’ Motivation to Read in English.52
4.2 Differences between Male and Female Students’ English Reading Motivation .......................................60
4.3 The Relationship between Gender and English Text Comprehension ............................................62
4.4 The Relationship between English Reading Motivation and Text Comprehension ..................................63
4.5 Summary of the Results ..............................66
CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS ....................69
5.1 Discussion ..........................................69
5.2 Conclusions .........................................77
5.3 Pedagogical Implications ............................78
5.4 Limitations of the Study ............................83
5.5 Suggestions for Future Research .....................84
REFERENCES ...............................................87
APPENDIXES ...............................................95
Appendix A. English Reading Motivation Questionnaire (Chinese) ................................................96
Appendix B. English Reading Motivation Questionnaire (English) ................................................99
Appendix C. English Text Comprehension Test ............101
Appendix D. Consent Letter from the LTTC ...............107

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