| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| List of Figures | 第14-15页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-20页 |
| ·Needs for the Study | 第16-18页 |
| ·General Description of This Study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-37页 |
| ·General Understanding of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第20-25页 |
| ·Definitions of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第20-22页 |
| ·Measurement of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on TOA in Second/Foreign Language Learning | 第23-25页 |
| ·General Understanding of Language Learning Strategies | 第25-33页 |
| ·The Definition of Learning Strategies | 第26-27页 |
| ·Classification of Language Learning Strategies | 第27-29页 |
| ·Factors Affecting Language Learning Strategies Use | 第29-31页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Language Learning Strategies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Language Learning Strategies at Home | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relationship Between TOA and LLS Use | 第33-35页 |
| ·Relationship between TOA and LLS Use Abroad | 第33-34页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Relationship between TOA and LLS Use at Home | 第34-35页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第35页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第37-44页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第37-38页 |
| ·Participants | 第38-39页 |
| ·Instruments | 第39-41页 |
| ·Instrument of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第39页 |
| ·Instrument of English Learning Strategy | 第39-41页 |
| ·Procedures | 第41-43页 |
| ·Pilot Test | 第41-42页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第42页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第44-72页 |
| ·Characteristics of TOA Used by the Students | 第44-47页 |
| ·TOA Level of Junior Middle School Students in China | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Relationship between TOA and Gender | 第47页 |
| ·Characteristics of Learning Strategies Used by the Students | 第47-53页 |
| ·Overall Description of Language Learning Strategies | 第47-50页 |
| ·The Most and Least Frequently Used Language Learning Strategy Items | 第50-52页 |
| ·LLS Use and Gender | 第52-53页 |
| ·Tolerance of Ambiguity and Use of Learning Strategy | 第53-62页 |
| ·Learning Strategy Preference of Participants with Higher Level of TOA | 第54-55页 |
| ·Learning Strategy Preference of Participants with Lower Level of TOA | 第55-56页 |
| ·Comparison of Learning Strategy Utilization | 第56-59页 |
| ·Differences in Learning Strategies Use between higher and lower TOA | 第59-62页 |
| ·Correlation between Tolerance of Ambiguity and Use of Language Learning Strategy | 第62-71页 |
| ·Correlation Coefficient between higher TOA Participants and their Strategy Use | 第62-65页 |
| ·Correlation Coefficient between lower TOA Participants and their Strategy Use | 第65-68页 |
| ·Analyses of the two kinds of Correlation Coefficients | 第68-69页 |
| ·Relationship between the Participants’ TOA and their LLS use | 第69-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-72页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第72-79页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第73-76页 |
| ·Implications for Language Teachers | 第73-75页 |
| ·Implications for Language Learners | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第77-79页 |
| References | 第79-83页 |
| Appendices | 第83-88页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第83-85页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第85-88页 |
| Publications | 第88页 |
