| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第10-11页 |
| ·The current situation of EFL education in Jiangxi high schools | 第11-13页 |
| ·Necessities for promoting learner autonomy in high schools | 第13页 |
| ·The purpose of the present study | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature Review | 第15-28页 |
| ·Definition of autonomy | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of autonomous learner | 第17-18页 |
| ·Relevant research on autonomy | 第18-28页 |
| ·Basic principles for promoting learner autonomy | 第19-20页 |
| ·Autonomy and learners' beliefs and learning strategies | 第20-22页 |
| ·Autonomy and learners' motivation | 第22-26页 |
| ·Autonomy and relatedness | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three: Research Methodology | 第28-32页 |
| ·The general design | 第28-29页 |
| ·participants | 第29-30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30页 |
| ·Procedure | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four: Results and Discussion | 第32-42页 |
| ·Subjects' beliefs of autonomy and actual performance in English learning | 第32-35页 |
| ·Subjects' problems in learner autonomy in English | 第35-38页 |
| ·Role of classroom teaching and teachers in promoting learner autonomy | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Five: Implications and Conclusions | 第42-49页 |
| ·Consolidation of learners' awareness of importance of learner autonomy | 第43-44页 |
| ·Changing the tradition roles of teachers and learners | 第44-45页 |
| ·Emphasizing social character of learner autonomy | 第45-46页 |
| ·Renovation of teachers' pedagogical conception | 第46页 |
| ·Transferring learner autonomy from classroom to daily life | 第46-47页 |
| ·Limitations for the study | 第47-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-52页 |
| Appendix 1. Semi-structured interview | 第52-53页 |
| Appendix 2. Questionnaire | 第53-55页 |
