%0 Journal Article %T Effectiveness Study of English Learning in Blended Learning Environment %A Wenyu Liu %A Hanjing Yu %J Theory and Practice in Language Studies %D 2012 %I %R 10.4304/tpls.2.3.524-530 %X The wide application of information technology makes web-based instruction pervasive in all levels of China¡¯s educational institutions. The study aims to explore the inner relationship between learning motivations and learning strategies in the blended EFL learning environments based on a review on former studies about learning motivations, learning strategies and self-regulated learning. Altogether 540 pieces of questionnaire were distributed to non-English majored students in Dalian University of Technology who learnt English in a blended environment. Using the software SPSS, the data were thoroughly analyzed, indicating that students who display more adaptive self-regulatory strategies demonstrate better learning efficacy and higher motivation for learning and students¡¯ performance is predictable with the help of learning motivation and strategies. %K blended learning environment %K learning motivation %K learning strategy %K MSLQ %K SPSS %U http://ojs.academypublisher.com/index.php/tpls/article/view/6831