| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·The Background Information | 第11-14页 |
| ·International researches regarding motivation | 第11-12页 |
| ·Related Studies in China | 第12-14页 |
| ·Significance of the present research | 第14页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 A Brief Literature Review on Motivation | 第16-35页 |
| ·Definition of Motivation | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Importance of Motivation on Second Language Learning | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Classification of Motivation | 第18-25页 |
| ·Integrative motivation and instrumental motivation | 第18页 |
| ·Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Internal motivation and external motivation | 第19-25页 |
| ·Historical Psychological Approaches to Motivation | 第25-26页 |
| ·Behavioral Theories | 第25页 |
| ·Cognitive Theories | 第25-26页 |
| ·Social Constructivist Approach | 第26页 |
| ·Theories of Motivation Significant to L2 | 第26-35页 |
| ·Gardner's Social-educational Model | 第26-27页 |
| ·Dornyei's Three-Level Categorization | 第27-28页 |
| ·Expectancy-value Theory | 第28-31页 |
| ·Goal Theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Self-Affective Filter Theory | 第32页 |
| ·Self-actualization Theory | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Three Methodology | 第35-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35页 |
| ·Subject | 第35-36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第37-47页 |
| ·Main types of motivation among students | 第37页 |
| ·Internal and external motivation | 第37-39页 |
| ·Differences between high achievers and low achievers | 第39-47页 |
| ·Differences of internal motivation between two groups | 第40-41页 |
| ·Differences of external motivation between two groups | 第41-43页 |
| ·Differences between male students and female students | 第43-44页 |
| ·Analysis of relationships between Teachers' Behavior and Students' Motivation | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第47-55页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第47页 |
| ·Limitations | 第47-48页 |
| ·Motivational Strategies | 第48-55页 |
| ·Enforcing the Teacher's Role in Stimulating Motivation | 第48-49页 |
| ·Building up a Cooperative Classroom Atmosphere | 第49-50页 |
| ·Developing Students' Self-Efficacy | 第50页 |
| ·Promotinging Students' Self-confidence | 第50-51页 |
| ·Forming the Students' habit of Cooperative and Self-autonomous learning | 第51-52页 |
| ·Assigning the Relevant Task and Making Classroom Activities Varied | 第52-53页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| References | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix A Questionnaire for the student's motivation in English Learning | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix B | 第60-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
