| Acknowledgements | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-21页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-18页 |
| ·Research questions and significance of the present study | 第18-20页 |
| ·Framework of the thesis | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-33页 |
| ·Definitions of motivation | 第21-24页 |
| ·Classifications of motivation | 第24-28页 |
| ·Integrative and instrumental motivation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation | 第25-27页 |
| ·Other classifications of motivation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Empirical research on motivation related to motivational intensity and gender | 第28-32页 |
| ·Research on integrative and instrumental motivation | 第28-30页 |
| ·Research on motivational intensity | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research on gender's influence on motivation type and motivational intensity | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第33-40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-35页 |
| ·Instruments | 第35-38页 |
| ·CET-4 | 第35-36页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第36-37页 |
| ·Semi-structured interview | 第37-38页 |
| ·Classroom observation | 第38页 |
| ·Procedures | 第38-40页 |
| ·Data collection | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data processing and data analysis | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第40-60页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of motivation type and motivational intensity | 第40-47页 |
| ·Correlations between gender and motivation type and motivational intensity | 第47-51页 |
| ·Interrelationships among MT, MI and LP on basis of gender differences | 第51-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions, Implications, Limitations and Suggestions | 第60-74页 |
| ·Major findings in this study | 第60-62页 |
| ·Implications and suggestions for teachers and students | 第62-72页 |
| ·Implications and suggestions for teachers | 第62-68页 |
| ·Emphasizing students' integrative motivation towards EFL learning | 第62-65页 |
| ·Guiding students' instrumental motivation properly | 第65-66页 |
| ·Enhancing students' effort in English learning process | 第66-68页 |
| ·Implications and suggestions for students | 第68-72页 |
| ·Cultivating integrative motivation towards EFL learning | 第68-70页 |
| ·Putting instrumental motivation in a right place | 第70-71页 |
| ·Making more efforts in EFL learning | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations in this study and suggestions for future study | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ:Questionnaire in English | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ:Questionnaire in Chinese | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ:Semi-structured interview outline | 第85-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ:Recorded answers to interview questions | 第86-97页 |
| 作者简历 | 第97页 |
