| STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP | 第1-5页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY | 第13-19页 |
| ·INTRODUCTION | 第13-14页 |
| ·SCOPE OF THE STUDY | 第14页 |
| ·FOCUS OF THESTUDY | 第14-15页 |
| ·DEFINITION OF THE TERMS | 第15-17页 |
| ·SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第17页 |
| ·OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY | 第17-18页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-35页 |
| ·INTRODUCTION | 第19页 |
| ·BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY | 第19-20页 |
| ·THEORIES ON ANXIETY | 第20-23页 |
| ·Different types of anxiety | 第20-22页 |
| ·Trait,state and situation-specific anxiety | 第20-21页 |
| ·Facilitating and debilitating anxiety | 第21-22页 |
| ·Effects of anxiety on learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·THEORIES ON LANGUGE ANXIETY | 第23-30页 |
| ·Related studies on language anxiety | 第23-26页 |
| ·Helpful anxiety | 第23-24页 |
| ·Harmful anxiety | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies with mixed results | 第25-26页 |
| ·Related studies at home | 第26页 |
| ·Foreign language classroom anxiety scale(FLCAS) | 第26-30页 |
| ·Communication apprehension | 第27-28页 |
| ·Test anxiety | 第28-29页 |
| ·Fear of negative evaluation | 第29-30页 |
| ·THEORIES ON PERSONAL VARIABLES | 第30-34页 |
| ·Gender | 第30-31页 |
| ·Attitude | 第31-32页 |
| ·Motivation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Self-esteem | 第33-34页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第34-35页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第35-43页 |
| ·INSTRUCTION | 第35页 |
| ·PARTICIPANTS IN THE STUDY | 第35-36页 |
| ·The researcher | 第35-36页 |
| ·Background of the participants | 第36页 |
| ·Selection of the participants | 第36页 |
| ·INSTRUMENT USED IN THE STUDY | 第36-39页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第37-38页 |
| ·Background questionnaire | 第37页 |
| ·English classroom anxiety scale(ECAS) | 第37-38页 |
| ·Marks of a final term examination | 第38页 |
| ·Software SPSS 10.0 | 第38-39页 |
| ·Explanation of some professional terms used in the statistical survey | 第39页 |
| ·PROCEDURES OF THE STUDY | 第39-41页 |
| ·LIMITATION OF THE STUDY | 第41-42页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第42-43页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第43-63页 |
| ·INSTRUCTION | 第43-44页 |
| ·DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES | 第44-49页 |
| ·The ECA levels of the whole population | 第44-46页 |
| ·Comparison of the ECA levels between different genders | 第46-47页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of other affective factors | 第47-49页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of affective attitudes towards English class | 第47-48页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of motivation levels towards learning English | 第48页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of self-esteem towards personal English competency | 第48-49页 |
| ·CORRELATION STUDIES | 第49-61页 |
| ·The correlation between the ECA and English achievements | 第50-54页 |
| ·Comparison of the correlation between the ECA and its three components | 第54-57页 |
| ·The correlation between the ECA and communication apprehension | 第54-55页 |
| ·The correlation between the ECA and test anxiety | 第55-56页 |
| ·The correlation between the ECA and fear of negative evaluation | 第56-57页 |
| ·Comparison of the correlation between English achievement and three other affective factors | 第57-61页 |
| ·The correlation between English achievement and affective attitude towards English class | 第58页 |
| ·The correlation between English achievement and motivation towards learning English | 第58-59页 |
| ·The correlation between English achievement and self-esteem towards personal English competency | 第59-61页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第61-63页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION | 第63-70页 |
| ·INTRODUCTION | 第63页 |
| ·OUTCOMES OF RESEARCH QUESTION ONE | 第63-64页 |
| ·OUTCOMES OF RESEARCH QUESTION TWO | 第64-65页 |
| ·OUTCOMES OF RESEARCH QUESTION THREE | 第65-66页 |
| ·OUTCOMES OF RESEARCH QUESTION FOUR | 第66-67页 |
| ·PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY | 第67-68页 |
| ·AREAS FOR FUTURE INVESTIGATION | 第68页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第68-70页 |
| REFERENCES | 第70-76页 |
| APPENDIXES | 第76-87页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第76-77页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第77-79页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ | 第79-81页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅳ | 第81-85页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅴ | 第85-87页 |
