| Acknowledgements | 第1-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-12页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Orientation of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-29页 |
| ·Definitions and Categories of Learners' Beliefs | 第16-19页 |
| ·Approaches to the Investigation of Language Learners' Beliefs | 第19-23页 |
| ·The Normative Approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Metacognitive Approach | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Contextual Approach | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Learners' Beliefs | 第23-27页 |
| ·Learners'Beliefs and Strategy Use | 第23-24页 |
| ·Learners'Beliefs and Learner Autonomy | 第24-25页 |
| ·Learners' Beliefs and Anxiety | 第25-26页 |
| ·Learners' Beliefs and Teachers' Beliefs | 第26页 |
| ·Learners' Beliefs and Language Achievements | 第26-27页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Question, Hypothesis and Method | 第29-43页 |
| ·Research Question and Hypothesis | 第29-30页 |
| ·Method | 第30-43页 |
| ·Subjects | 第30-31页 |
| ·Materials | 第31-37页 |
| ·Questionnaire: Beliefs About English Learning Inventory for Chinese | 第31-37页 |
| ·Sample Test for CET-4 | 第37页 |
| ·Procedure | 第37-39页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38-39页 |
| ·Methods for Data Analysis | 第39-43页 |
| ·Scoring of the Test | 第39-40页 |
| ·Scoring of the Questionnaire | 第40页 |
| ·Reliability and Validity of the Research Instruments | 第40-41页 |
| ·Analysis of Correlations Between Learners' Beliefs and English Achievements | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第43-62页 |
| ·Kendall's Coefficient of the Writing Scores | 第43-44页 |
| ·Reliability and Validity | 第44-46页 |
| ·Reliability and Validity of the Test Paper | 第44-45页 |
| ·Reliability and Validity of the Questionnaire | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Correlations Between Learners' Beliefs and English Achievements | 第46-62页 |
| ·Belief About Language Aptitude | 第46-48页 |
| ·Belief About English Difficulty | 第48-50页 |
| ·Beliefs About the Nature of English Learning | 第50-56页 |
| ·Use of English | 第51-52页 |
| ·Formal Learning of English | 第52-53页 |
| ·Language Transfer | 第53-56页 |
| ·Beliefs About Learning and Communication Strategy | 第56-57页 |
| ·Beliefs About Motivation | 第57-58页 |
| ·Beliefs About Teacher's Role and Learner's Role | 第58-62页 |
| ·Teacher's Role | 第58-60页 |
| ·Learner's Role | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-68页 |
| ·Summary of Findings | 第62-64页 |
| ·The Most Common and Uncommon Beliefs Among the Participants in the Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Most Significant Correlations Between Learners' Beliefs and English Achievements | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications | 第64-66页 |
| ·Limitations | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-72页 |
| Appendix A Beliefs About English Learning Inventory for Chinese | 第72-76页 |
| Appendix B Sample Test Paper for CET-4 | 第76-88页 |
| Appendix C New Standard of Scoring for CET-4 | 第88-90页 |
| Appendix D Standard of Scoring for Writing | 第90-91页 |
| Appendix E Writing Scores of the Subjects | 第91-93页 |
| Appendix F Subjects' Scores for the Test | 第93-97页 |
| Appendix G Subjects' Data for Questionnaire on Learners' Beliefs | 第97-100页 |
