| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第14-18页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第18页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 The Structure of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-43页 |
| 2.1 Studies of Self-efficacy | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Self-efficacy | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of Learning Self-efficacy | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Definition of English Learning Self-efficacy | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Studies of Low-achievement Students | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Low-achievement Students | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Low-achievement Students Both at Home and Abroad | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Basis | 第28-38页 |
| 2.3.1 Bandura’s Self-efficacy | 第28-35页 |
| 2.3.2 Theory of Attribution | 第35-38页 |
| 2.4 Studies on Self-efficacy Both at Home and Abroad | 第38-43页 |
| 2.4.1 The Study of Self-efficacy Abroad | 第38-40页 |
| 2.4.2 The Study of Self-efficacy At Home | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第43-52页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第43页 |
| 3.2 Subjects of the Study | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第44-50页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第44-48页 |
| 3.3.2 Interview | 第48-50页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第50页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第52-89页 |
| 4.1 Proportion of Valid Questionnaire | 第52页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of the Questionnaire Data | 第52-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Overall Analysis of Junior high Low-achievement Students’ ELS | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Different Genders’ Low-achievement students’ English LearningSelf-efficacy | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2.3 Score-related Differences | 第56-58页 |
| 4.3 Detailed Description and Analysis of the Specific Situation of Self-efficacy ofLAS in a Junior High School | 第58页 |
| 4.4 Discussion of the Questionnaire Data | 第58-63页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第63-64页 |
| 4.6 Discussion of the Interview Data | 第64-89页 |
| 4.6.1 The Main Contributing Factors of the Low-achievement Students’Self-efficacy | 第64-71页 |
| 4.6.2 The Main Influencing Factors of Low-achievement Students’Self-efficacy | 第71-86页 |
| 4.6.3 The Reasonable Suggestions for English Teaching | 第86-89页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第89-94页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第89-91页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第91-92页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第92-94页 |
| Bibliography | 第94-99页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第99-102页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第102-104页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第104-105页 |
| Publications | 第105页 |
