在科学技术突飞猛进的今天,创新对于经济社会发展的强大作用远远超过了以往任何时代,这就要求学校教育在全面推进素质教育的过程中注重培养学生的创新能力。英语作为一门重要的工具学科,是推进创新思维培养的重要课程。当今英语教学要通过认知策略、情感策略、方法指导策略等方式激发中学生的学习热情和学习动力,以达到培养中学生创新思维的目的。 With the rapid development of science and technology, the powerful role of innovation in economic and social development far surpasses that of any previous era. This requires that school education should focus on cultivating students’ innovative ability in the process of promoting quality education in an all-round way. As an important tool discipline, English is an important course to promote the cultivation of innovative thinking. Today’s English teaching motivates middle school students’ learning enthusiasm and learning motivation through cognitive strategies, emotional strategies and methodological guidance strategies, so as to achieve the goal of cultivating creative thinking among middle school students.