This research is about the importance of the integrative, instrumental, and work avoidance motivation in second language learning and being successful. Firstly, we had a motivation questionnaire then we applied this questionnaire and the achievement test to 90 students in Education Faculty English Department. Before the motivation questionnaire (Goal Orientation Scales), we want the questionnaires to be honest because it is necessary for the reality of results. At last, the results show us the students mostly study for learning something about English. In addition, we saw that the students avoid doing homework or studying hard. You can find differences in sex while learning a foreign language. In this research, you can find relation between the integrative, instrumental, work avoidance and the success of second language learning. (Contains 1 table and 7 graphs.)