| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Rationales of the present study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| ·Theoretical background for learner autonomy in English learning | 第14-15页 |
| ·Autonomous learning | 第15-20页 |
| ·Defining autonomy | 第15-16页 |
| ·Background of autonomous learning | 第16-17页 |
| ·Characteristics of autonomous learners | 第17-18页 |
| ·Definitions of similar terms about autonomy | 第18-19页 |
| ·Empirical studies related to learner autonomy | 第19-20页 |
| ·Web-based learning | 第20-27页 |
| ·Definition of web-based learning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Characteristics of web-based learning | 第21-23页 |
| ·Advantages and disadvantages of web-based learning | 第23-24页 |
| ·Effectiveness of web-based learning | 第24-25页 |
| ·The situation of web-based autonomous learning in China | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-34页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Instruments | 第28-29页 |
| ·A Written Questionnaire | 第28页 |
| ·Language Tests | 第28-29页 |
| ·Group Interviews | 第29页 |
| ·Procedure of the experiment | 第29-33页 |
| ·Procedures for regular teaching | 第30页 |
| ·Procedure for autonomous learning | 第30-33页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedures | 第33页 |
| ·Procedures of data analysis | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第34-44页 |
| ·Findings from the tests about the effectiveness of web-based autonomous learning environment on learners’language achievement | 第34-36页 |
| ·Findings from the questionnaire | 第36-41页 |
| ·The conformity of the web-based autonomous learning and teaching to English class teaching reform | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第44-48页 |
| ·Summary of major findings | 第44-45页 |
| ·Implications of the present study | 第45-46页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第46页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第46-48页 |
| References | 第48-51页 |
| Appendix | 第51-52页 |
