| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Research background | 第13-15页 |
| ·Purpose of this research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance of this research | 第16-17页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-27页 |
| ·Definition of motivation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Classification of motivation | 第19-22页 |
| ·Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation | 第19-21页 |
| ·Instrumental motivation and integrative motivation | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies concerning L2 motivation abroad | 第22-24页 |
| ·Studies of FL motivation in China | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary of the literature review | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第27-36页 |
| ·Main theories on motivation | 第27-31页 |
| ·Expectancy and value theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Self-efficacy theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Goal theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Attribution theory | 第30-31页 |
| ·Motivational models in FL/L2 learning | 第31-36页 |
| ·Gardner’s motivation theory | 第32-33页 |
| ·D(o|¨)rnyei’s process model of L2 motivation | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第36-54页 |
| ·Research questions | 第36页 |
| ·Participants | 第36-37页 |
| ·Instruments | 第37-38页 |
| ·Procedures | 第38页 |
| ·Dada Collection and analysis | 第38-54页 |
| ·Factor analysis of motivation types | 第38-42页 |
| ·Analysis of motivational intensity | 第42-43页 |
| ·Effects of personal factors on motivational intensity | 第43-44页 |
| ·Motivation types and motivational intensity | 第44页 |
| ·Analysis of motivation types respectively | 第44-49页 |
| ·Correlation between motivation types, motivation intensity and learners’academic achievement | 第49-50页 |
| ·Influence of grade and gender on TMS’motivation types | 第50-54页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussions and Results | 第54-59页 |
| ·Motivation types of TMS | 第54-56页 |
| ·Motivational variables on motivational intensity | 第56页 |
| ·Motivation, motivation intensity and TMS’English achievement | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Influence of grade and gender on TMS’motivation intensity and motivation types | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第59-66页 |
| ·Major findings | 第59页 |
| ·Implications for English teaching and learning in Tibetan areas | 第59-64页 |
| ·Maintaining students’interest in English learning | 第60-61页 |
| ·Fostering a positive attitude towards English-speaking people | 第61-62页 |
| ·To have a better understanding of the TMS’characteristics | 第62页 |
| ·Pay attention to learning situation | 第62-63页 |
| ·Decrease the degree of anxiety | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第64页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix | 第70-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73页 |
