| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第14-16页 |
| 1.1.1 Ethnic Minority Education in Yunnan | 第14-15页 |
| 1.1.2 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Minority Areas of China | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1 Language Attitude | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Domestic Research and Foreign Research | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Ethnic Identity | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic Research and Foreign Research | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Learning Burnout | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Domestic Research and Foreign Research | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 Comments | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1 Second Language Learning Theories | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Language Learning Motivation Theories | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Language Motivational Variables | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第29-35页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第29-30页 |
| 4.2 Setting of Subjects | 第30-31页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第31-33页 |
| 4.4 Sample and Sampling | 第33-34页 |
| 4.5 Treatment of Data | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第35-74页 |
| 5.1 Reliability and Validity Analysis | 第35-38页 |
| 5.2 Language Background of the Participants | 第38-41页 |
| 5.2.1 Students’ Importance Ranking of Ethnic Language, Chinese and English | 第38-39页 |
| 5.2.2 Students’ Preference for Foreign Languages | 第39页 |
| 5.2.3 Self-evaluation on Verbal Fluency of Three Languages | 第39-40页 |
| 5.2.4 English Achievements in the Latest Exam | 第40-41页 |
| 5.3 Descriptive Analysis of Factors and Items in Each Variable | 第41-48页 |
| 5.4 Correlations between English Achievement and Language Attitude, Ethnic Identity andLearning Burnout | 第48-51页 |
| 5.5 Regression Analysis of English Achievements and Three Variables | 第51-53页 |
| 5.6 The Correlations and Mediation Effects Analysis among the 4 Variables | 第53-55页 |
| 5.7 The ANOVA and T-Test Results of Grades, Gender and Schools | 第55-74页 |
| 5.7.1 One-Way ANOVA Analysis of Grades | 第55-67页 |
| 5.7.2 Differences between Genders | 第67-70页 |
| 5.7.3 Differences Between Schools | 第70-74页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第74-80页 |
| 6.1 Main findings | 第74-78页 |
| 6.1.1 Achang Middle School Students’ Statements on Language Attitude, Ethnic Identityand Learning Burnout | 第74-75页 |
| 6.1.2 The Correlations between Achang Ethnic Minority Students’ Language Attitude,Ethnic Identity, Learning Burnout and English Achievements | 第75-76页 |
| 6.1.3 The Differences among Language Attitude, Ethnic Identity and Learning Burnoutamong Grades, Genders and Schools | 第76-78页 |
| 6.2 Implications of This Research | 第78-79页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Recommendations for Future Study | 第79-80页 |
| References | 第80-85页 |
| Appendix: The Chinese Version of Questionnaire | 第85-90页 |
