| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-15页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第15-21页 |
| ·Research Background | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Purpose and Procedure of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Organization of the Study | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第21-37页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation | 第21-24页 |
| ·The affective filter hypothesis | 第21-22页 |
| ·The social cognitive theory | 第22-23页 |
| ·Gardner’s motivation theory | 第23页 |
| ·A general framework for self-efficacy engagement and learning | 第23-24页 |
| ·Self-efficacy | 第24-28页 |
| ·The definitions of self-efficacy | 第24-25页 |
| ·Sources of self-efficacy | 第25-26页 |
| ·Relevant studies on self-efficacy and students’ achievement abroad | 第26-27页 |
| ·Relevant studies on self-efficacy and students’ achievement at home | 第27-28页 |
| ·Motivation in SLA | 第28-33页 |
| ·The definitions of motivation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Classification of motivation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Attribution theory | 第30页 |
| ·Relevant studies on motivation and students’ achievements abroad | 第30-31页 |
| ·Relevant studies on motivation and students’ achievements at home | 第31-33页 |
| ·Literature Review on Self-efficacy and Motivation | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research on Gender and Major in SLA | 第34-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Three RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第37-46页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第37-38页 |
| ·Participants | 第38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38-42页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第39-41页 |
| ·In-depth interview | 第41-42页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第42-43页 |
| ·Procedures of the Study | 第43-45页 |
| ·Data collection | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data coding | 第44页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第44-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第46-67页 |
| ·The General Picture of English Learning Self-efficacy and Motivation ofPostgraduates | 第46-51页 |
| ·General level of English learning self-efficacy | 第46-48页 |
| ·The general level of English motivation | 第48-50页 |
| ·Discussions | 第50-51页 |
| ·Correlation between English Learning Self-efficacy, Motivation and EnglishAchievement | 第51-55页 |
| ·Results | 第52-55页 |
| ·Discussions | 第55页 |
| ·Gender and Major Difference in Self-efficacy, Motivation and EnglishLearning Achievements | 第55-60页 |
| ·Results | 第56-58页 |
| ·Discussions | 第58-60页 |
| ·Results and Discussions of the Interview Data | 第60-65页 |
| ·Summary of Findings and Discussions | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第67-74页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第67-68页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第68-71页 |
| ·Enhancing postgraduates’ level of self-efficacy | 第68-70页 |
| ·Helping postgraduates adjust motivation in English learning | 第70-71页 |
| ·Guiding postgraduates to attribute success and failure properly | 第71页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第71-72页 |
| ·Recommendation for Further Research | 第72-74页 |
| REFERENCES | 第74-85页 |
| APPENDIX | 第85-89页 |
| 附录: 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第89页 |