| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| 内容提要 | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-10页 |
| CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION | 第10-15页 |
| ·Significance of studying students’ language learning beliefs | 第10-12页 |
| ·Background of the study on students’ language learning beliefs | 第12-13页 |
| ·The overall structure of the study | 第13-15页 |
| CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-36页 |
| ·Definitions of terminology | 第15-18页 |
| ·Beliefs and language learning beliefs | 第15-16页 |
| ·Metacognitive knowledge | 第16-17页 |
| ·Characteristics of metacognitive knowledge and beliefs | 第17-18页 |
| ·Researches into beliefs and metacognitive knowledge | 第18-23页 |
| ·Functions of beliefs and metacognitive knowledge | 第18-19页 |
| ·Investigating beliefs | 第19-23页 |
| ·Researches abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·Researches in China | 第21-23页 |
| ·Classifications of beliefs and metacognitive knowledge | 第23-34页 |
| ·Classifications of students’ beliefs | 第23-27页 |
| ·Classification of metacognitive knowledge | 第27-29页 |
| ·Person knowledge | 第27-28页 |
| ·Task knowledge | 第28-29页 |
| ·Strategic knowledge | 第29页 |
| ·Reconsidering beliefs | 第29-34页 |
| ·Classifications in relation with metacognitive knowledge | 第30-32页 |
| ·Beliefs to be investigated:the operational categories of this study | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-36页 |
| CHAPTER III. METHODOLOGY | 第36-44页 |
| ·Research questions | 第36-37页 |
| ·Subjects | 第37-39页 |
| ·Subjects profiles | 第37-38页 |
| ·Sampling procedures | 第38-39页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第39-42页 |
| ·Descriptions of the structure of the questionnaire | 第39-40页 |
| ·Descriptions of the content of the questionnaire | 第40-42页 |
| ·Sources of the questionnaire items | 第42页 |
| ·Data-collection | 第42-43页 |
| ·Data-analysis | 第43-44页 |
| CHAPTER IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第44-73页 |
| ·Elicitations of students’ beliefs about language learning | 第44-63页 |
| ·Beliefs about person factors | 第45-52页 |
| ·Beliefs about language aptitude and self | 第45-48页 |
| ·Belief about interpersonal relationships in the classroom | 第48-50页 |
| ·Motivation | 第50-52页 |
| ·Beliefs about task | 第52-57页 |
| ·Task demands: difficult/easy | 第52-54页 |
| ·Nature of language learning | 第54-56页 |
| ·Beliefs about error in language learning | 第56-57页 |
| ·Beliefs about strategies | 第57-63页 |
| ·Beliefs about metacognitive strategies | 第57-58页 |
| ·Beliefs about cognitive strategies | 第58-61页 |
| ·Beliefs about socio-affective strategies | 第61-63页 |
| ·Belief differences between above-average and below-average students | 第63-71页 |
| ·Belief differences concerning language aptitude | 第65-66页 |
| ·Belief differences concerning motivation orientation | 第66-68页 |
| ·Belief differences concerning the focus of language learning | 第68-69页 |
| ·Belief differences concerning strategy | 第69-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-73页 |
| CHPATER V. CONCLUSIONS | 第73-81页 |
| ·Major findings | 第73-74页 |
| ·Implications | 第74-79页 |
| ·Countering negative beliefs | 第75-77页 |
| ·Identifying positive beliefs | 第77-78页 |
| ·Developing learner autonomy | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations and recommendations for future research | 第79-81页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第81-88页 |
| APPENDIXES | 第88-94页 |
| Appendix A. Subjects’ detailed information | 第88-89页 |
| Appendix B. Questionnaire | 第89-92页 |
| Appendix C. Belief differences between the above- and below-average students | 第92-94页 |
