| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-7页 |
| Synopsis | 第7-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Learner autonomy: the need of the society | 第13-14页 |
| ·The requirements of the new curriculum criterion | 第14页 |
| ·The disadvantages of traditional teacher-centered English teaching in China | 第14-15页 |
| ·Reasons for learner autonomy | 第15-17页 |
| ·Practical reasons | 第15页 |
| ·Learner's individual differences | 第15-16页 |
| ·Educational aims | 第16页 |
| ·Motivation | 第16页 |
| ·Learning how to learn | 第16-17页 |
| ·Purpose of this study | 第17页 |
| ·Framework of this thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第18-33页 |
| ·Definition of learner autonomy | 第18-21页 |
| ·Characteristics of learner autonomy | 第21-22页 |
| ·Theoretical basis for learner autonomy | 第22-25页 |
| ·Constructivist approaches to language learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·Humanist approaches to language learning | 第23-24页 |
| ·Cognitive learning theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·Theory of Zone of Proximal Development | 第25页 |
| ·The misunderstandings about learner autonomy | 第25-26页 |
| ·Regarding learner autonomy as learning on one' own | 第25-26页 |
| ·Regarding learner autonomy as learning without teachers' help | 第26页 |
| ·Equating learner autonomy with isolated learning | 第26页 |
| ·Learning journals | 第26-28页 |
| ·Definition of learning journals | 第26-27页 |
| ·Contents of learning journals | 第27页 |
| ·Functions of learning journals | 第27页 |
| ·Theoretical basis for developing learner autonomy by making students keep a learning journal | 第27-28页 |
| ·Ways of promoting learner autonomy | 第28-32页 |
| ·Managing your learning | 第29页 |
| ·Needs analysis | 第29-30页 |
| ·Assessing your progress | 第30页 |
| ·Self-reports | 第30-31页 |
| ·Diaries | 第31-32页 |
| ·Changing beliefs and attitudes by talking to others | 第32页 |
| ·Research questions and hypotheses | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ An Experimental Study | 第33-45页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34页 |
| ·Procedures | 第34-45页 |
| ·A survey of learner autonomy before the use of learning journals | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data analysis and its results | 第35-40页 |
| ·The practice of developing the learner autonomy by means of learning journals | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Results and Discussion | 第45-55页 |
| ·Major findings | 第45-53页 |
| ·Findings from the second survey | 第45-51页 |
| ·Findings from students learning journals | 第51-53页 |
| ·Findings from Comparing Scores | 第53页 |
| ·Discussion | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第55页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第55页 |
| ·Suggestions for further | 第55-57页 |
| References | 第57-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 英语自主学习能力调查问卷 | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ 初中学生英语自主学习自我监控表 | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ 学习者合约 | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
