| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.1.1 The Present Situation of Chinese Students’ Spoken EnglishProficiency | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.2 The Importance of Motivation in EFL Learning | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance and Purpose of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Hypothesis and Research Questions of the Study | 第16页 |
| 1.4 Overview of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-37页 |
| 2.1 The Origin and Definition of Motivation | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Motivation in the Field of Psychology | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Motivation in the Field of Cognitive Psychology | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Motivation in the Field of Humanism | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.4 Motivation of Second Language teaching and Learning (L2Motivation) | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2 Classifications of Motivation | 第25-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Instrumental Motivation vs. Integrative Motivation | 第26页 |
| 2.2.2 Intrinsic Motivation vs. Extrinsic Motivation | 第26-30页 |
| 2.2.3 Surface Motivation vs. Deep Motivation | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3 Empirical Studies of Motivation in ESL Abroad and at Home | 第31-34页 |
| 2.3.1 Empirical Studies of Motivation in Second Language Learning Abroad | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3.2 Empirical Studies of Motivation in Second Language Learning at Home | 第32-34页 |
| 2.4 Spoken English Proficiency | 第34-37页 |
| 2.4.1 Spoken English | 第34-35页 |
| 2.4.2 Spoken English Proficiency | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第37-47页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第37页 |
| 3.2 Research Participants | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Research Instruments | 第38-43页 |
| 3.4 Experimental Procedures of the Study | 第43-45页 |
| 3.5 Data Collection | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第47-68页 |
| 4.1 Results and Discussions of the Two Questionnaires | 第47-52页 |
| 4.2 Results and Discussions of the Two Spoken English Tests | 第52-60页 |
| 4.3 Results and Discussions of the Two Interviews | 第60-66页 |
| 4.4 Results and Discussions of the Classroom Observations | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第68-73页 |
| 5.1 The Major Findings of the Study | 第68-69页 |
| 5.2 The Pedagogical Implications of the Study | 第69-70页 |
| 5.3 The Limitations of the Present Study | 第70-71页 |
| 5.4 The Suggestions for the Future Researches | 第71-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第78-80页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix 6 | 第83-84页 |
| Appendix 7 | 第84-86页 |
| Appendix 8 | 第86-88页 |
| Appendix 9 | 第88-90页 |
| Resume | 第90页 |
