| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-12页 |
| Contents | 第12-15页 |
| List of Figures | 第15-16页 |
| List of Tables | 第16-18页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第19-25页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第19-21页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the study | 第21-23页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第25-58页 |
| ·Definitions of willingness to communicate (WTC) in L1 and L2 | 第25-28页 |
| ·Definition of WTC in L1 | 第25-26页 |
| ·Definition of WTC in L2 | 第26-28页 |
| ·Foundations of WTC construct | 第28-30页 |
| ·Unwillingness to communicate | 第28-29页 |
| ·Predisposition toward verbal behavior | 第29页 |
| ·Shyness | 第29-30页 |
| ·Development of main theoretical models of WTC in L2 | 第30-41页 |
| ·MacIntyre (1994) WTC model | 第30-31页 |
| ·MacIntyre & Charos (1996) WTC in L2 model | 第31-33页 |
| ·MacIntyre et al. (1998) heuristic model of WTC in 1.2 | 第33-37页 |
| ·Wen & Clément’s (2003) conceptualization of WTC in a Chinese setting | 第37-41页 |
| ·Previous empirical studies on WTC in L2 abroad and at home | 第41-56页 |
| ·Empirical studies on WTC in L2 abroad | 第41-50页 |
| ·Empirical studies on WTC in L2 at home | 第50-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第58-65页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第58页 |
| ·Subjects | 第58-59页 |
| ·Instruments | 第59-61页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第59-60页 |
| ·Classroom observation | 第60-61页 |
| ·Interviews | 第61页 |
| ·Data collection procedures | 第61-64页 |
| ·Implementation of questionnaire | 第61-62页 |
| ·Implementation of classroom observation | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implementation of interviews | 第63-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第65-103页 |
| ·Results and discussion of questionnaire | 第65-90页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of senior high school students’ WTC in English | 第65-70页 |
| ·Gender differences on senior high school students’ WTC in English | 第70-76页 |
| ·Differences on WTC in English between arts and science students | 第76-83页 |
| ·Analysis of influencing factors of senior high school students’ WTC in English | 第83-90页 |
| ·Results and discussion of observation | 第90-94页 |
| ·Observation results on all participants | 第90-92页 |
| ·Observation results on the four participants observed | 第92-93页 |
| ·Deep findings of class observation | 第93-94页 |
| ·Results and discussion of interviews | 第94-101页 |
| ·Results and discussion of interview for students | 第94-99页 |
| ·Results and discussion of interview for teachers | 第99-101页 |
| ·Summary | 第101-103页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第103-110页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第103-105页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第105-109页 |
| ·Implications for senior high school students | 第105-106页 |
| ·Implications for senior high school English teachers | 第106-109页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further study | 第109-110页 |
| Bibliography | 第110-119页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第119-124页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第124-125页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第125-126页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第126-130页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第130-134页 |
| Resume | 第134页 |
