| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Problem | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Purpose and Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Definition of Technical Terms | 第16-17页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-31页 |
| 2.1 Willingness to Communicate | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Willingness to Communicate in L1 | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Willingness to Communicate in L2 | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2 Previous Empirical Studies on Influential Factors of L2 Willingness toCommunicate | 第22-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies Concerning Self-Perceived Communicative Competence | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies Concerning Demographic Factors | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies Concerning Other Influential Factors | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Basis of the Study | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第31-37页 |
| 3.1 Restatement of the Research Questions | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Population and Sample | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.1 General Information of the Population | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Sampling | 第33页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Pilot Study | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3.2 Questionnaire for Willingness to Communicate and Self-PerceivedCommunicative Competence | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.3 Semi- Structured Interview | 第35页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection Procedures | 第35-36页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第37-53页 |
| 4.1 Answers to Research Question 1 | 第37-41页 |
| 4.1.1 The Overall Condition of Participants’ Willingness to Communicate inEnglish | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.2 The Characteristics of Participants’ Willingness to Communicate inEnglish | 第38-41页 |
| 4.2 Answers to Research Question 2 | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3 Answers to Research Question 3 | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3.1 Family Background Differences in Willingness to Communicate | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.2 Gender Differences in Wiilingness to Communicate | 第43-45页 |
| 4.4 Answers to Research Question 4 | 第45-53页 |
| 4.4.1 Explanations for Family Background Differences in Willingness toCommunicate | 第45-49页 |
| 4.4.2 Explanations for Gender differences in Willingness to Communicate | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第53-58页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第54-56页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-63页 |
| Appendix 1 口头交际意愿调查表 | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix 2 访谈提纲 | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
