| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-13页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research background | 第13-15页 |
| ·Current foreign language education | 第13-14页 |
| ·Individual differences of learners | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical significance | 第15页 |
| ·Practical significanoe | 第15-16页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| ·A brief introduction of AL and learning motivation | 第17-19页 |
| ·Autonomous learning(AL) | 第17-18页 |
| ·Learning motivation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Theories concerned with AL and learning motivation | 第19-26页 |
| ·Autonomous learning theory | 第19-23页 |
| ·Learning motivation theory | 第23-26页 |
| ·Previous researches in AL and L2 acquisition motivation | 第26-33页 |
| ·The researches abroad | 第26-29页 |
| ·The researches at home | 第29-33页 |
| 3. Methodology | 第33-39页 |
| ·Objectives | 第33页 |
| ·Participants | 第33页 |
| ·Instruments | 第33-36页 |
| ·Learning motivation questionnaire | 第34页 |
| ·Autonomous learning questionnaire | 第34-35页 |
| ·The questionnaires' reliability and validity | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第37-39页 |
| 4. Result and Discussion | 第39-52页 |
| ·A general description of the investigation | 第39-40页 |
| ·The ethnic minority's learning motivation | 第39页 |
| ·The ethnic minority's learning autonomy | 第39-40页 |
| ·The correlation analysis between learning motivation and AL | 第40-45页 |
| ·Pearson correlation between learning motivation and AL | 第40-42页 |
| ·Furthether regression analysis on the correlation | 第42-45页 |
| ·Competency discrepancy in learning motivation and AL of students at different grades | 第45-47页 |
| ·The correlation analysis affecting AL and learning motivation | 第47-52页 |
| ·A positive correlation between AL competency and learning motivation | 第47-50页 |
| ·Different motivations for different grades | 第50-51页 |
| ·Different AL for different grades | 第51-52页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第52-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第52页 |
| ·The implications for enhancing learning validity | 第52-54页 |
| ·To improve confidence for learning English | 第52-53页 |
| ·To create an atmosphere favorable to autonomous learning | 第53页 |
| ·To make learning materials more interesting | 第53页 |
| ·To introduce social custom and culture in pedagogy | 第53-54页 |
| ·To train students of nationalities to analyze attribution properly | 第54页 |
| ·To make sound assessment and feedback | 第54页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-64页 |
