| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Significance of Investigating Learners’ Beliefs in EFL | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research Background and Purpose of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Bases of Learners’ Beliefs | 第16-23页 |
| ·Constructivist View | 第16-17页 |
| ·Humanistic View | 第17-18页 |
| ·Metacognitive View | 第18-23页 |
| ·Metacognitive Knowledge | 第18页 |
| ·The Role of Metacognitive Knowledge in Language Learning | 第18-21页 |
| ·Metacognitive Knowledge and Learners’ Beliefs | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Learners’ Beliefs: A Critical Literature Review | 第23-48页 |
| ·The Concept of Learners’ Beliefs | 第23-26页 |
| ·Definition of Learners’ Beliefs and Clarification of Terms | 第23-24页 |
| ·Characteristics of Learners’ Beliefs | 第24-25页 |
| ·Beliefs and Attitudes | 第25页 |
| ·Beliefs and Conceptions | 第25-26页 |
| ·Categorization of Beliefs | 第26-29页 |
| ·Development of Learners’ Beliefs | 第29-33页 |
| ·Learning Experience | 第29-30页 |
| ·Culture | 第30-32页 |
| ·Gender | 第32-33页 |
| ·Other Factors | 第33页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Learners’ Beliefs | 第33-43页 |
| ·Learners’ Beliefs in Relation to Strategies | 第33-35页 |
| ·Learners’ Beliefs in Relation to Learning Achievements | 第35-36页 |
| ·Learners’ Beliefs in Relation to Motivation | 第36-37页 |
| ·Learners’ Beliefs in Relation to Anxiety | 第37-38页 |
| ·Learners’ Beliefs in Relation to Learner Autonomy | 第38-39页 |
| ·Learners’ Beliefs in Relation to Teachers’ Beliefs | 第39-40页 |
| ·Wrong Beliefs | 第40-43页 |
| ·Methodological Issues in the Study of Learners’ Beliefs | 第43-46页 |
| ·Methods of Data Collection | 第43-44页 |
| ·Language Learning Beliefs Inventory | 第44-46页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第48-58页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第48页 |
| ·Subjects | 第48-49页 |
| ·Instruments and Data Collection | 第49-55页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第49-53页 |
| ·Placement Test | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Pilot Study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedures | 第55-58页 |
| ·Scoring of the Questionnaire | 第55-56页 |
| ·Scoring of the Placement Test | 第56页 |
| ·Analysis of Correlations Between Learners’ Beliefs and Learning Achievements | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第58-82页 |
| ·Beliefs about Language Aptitude | 第58-61页 |
| ·Beliefs about Difficulty of English | 第61-64页 |
| ·Beliefs about the Nature of Language Learning | 第64-71页 |
| ·Use of English | 第64-66页 |
| ·Formal Learning | 第66-68页 |
| ·Mother Tongue Transfer | 第68-71页 |
| ·Beliefs about Learning and Communication Strategies | 第71-73页 |
| ·Beliefs about Motivation | 第73-77页 |
| ·Beliefs about Teachers’ and Learners’ Roles | 第77-80页 |
| ·Wrong Beliefs and Misconceptions in English Learning | 第80-82页 |
| Chapter Five Findings and Implications | 第82-90页 |
| ·A Summary of the Major Findings | 第82-85页 |
| ·General Beliefs about English Learning | 第82-83页 |
| ·Correlations Between Learners’ Beliefs and Learning Achievements | 第83-84页 |
| ·Misconceptions about English Learning | 第84-85页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of the Research | 第85-88页 |
| ·Implications and Suggestions for Teachers | 第85-87页 |
| ·Implications and Suggestions for Learners | 第87-88页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Areas for Further Research | 第88-90页 |
| Conclusion | 第90-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-99页 |
| Appendix | 第99-103页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第103页 |
