"Burnout" mainly refers to students' boredom and tiredness of learning due to the excessive pressure and burden of school work for a long time, and the gradual loss of interest in learning, which leads to negative emotions. As scholars at home and abroad have studied burnout in-depth, the concept of "English burnout" has emerged because English as a second language causes pressure and difficulties in students' learning process, which leads to students' fatigue in English learning. This study investigates the phenomenon of English learning burnout and its influencing factors among middle school students and proposes strategies to solve the problem to improve the quality and level of their English learning. This paper discusses both theoretical and experimental aspects.

Tingting Zhang. An Investigation and Research on the Problem of English Learning Burnout and the Factors Affecting Middle School Students. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2022) Vol. 5, Issue 15: 82-102. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2022.051512.

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