| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-39页 |
| ·Researches on Motivation | 第15-26页 |
| ·Development of Motivation Research in Psychology | 第15-16页 |
| ·Studies of Motivation in SLA | 第16-26页 |
| ·Gardner's Motivation Theory | 第17-22页 |
| ·Crookes and Schmdit's Motivation Framework | 第22页 |
| ·Domyei's Extended Motivation Framework | 第22-25页 |
| ·Williams and Burden's Social Constructivist Model | 第25-26页 |
| ·Self-determination Theory | 第26-39页 |
| ·Overview of SDT | 第27-31页 |
| ·Types of Motivation | 第31-37页 |
| ·Intrinsic Motivation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Extrinsic Motivation | 第33-36页 |
| ·Amotivation | 第36-37页 |
| ·Application of SDT to SLA | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Two Research Design | 第39-43页 |
| ·Research Hypothesis | 第39-40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40页 |
| ·Instrument | 第40-42页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis and Findings | 第43-61页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第43-55页 |
| ·Correlation between the Motivation Orientations | 第43-46页 |
| ·Comparison between Freshman and Sophomore | 第46-48页 |
| ·Comparison between Competent Learner and Less Competent one | 第48-55页 |
| ·Findings | 第55-61页 |
| ·Motivation Orientations on a Dynamic Continuum | 第56-57页 |
| ·Insignificant Difference between the Freshman and Sophomore | 第57-59页 |
| ·Relationship between Motivation Orientations and Language Proficiency | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Four Implications and Limitations | 第61-67页 |
| ·Implications | 第61-64页 |
| ·Promotion of Learner's Autonomous Motivation | 第61-63页 |
| ·Improvement of Teaching Activities | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations | 第64-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第75-77页 |
