| ABSTRACT | 第1-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第11-13页 |
| ·Objective of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of this thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| ·Definition of anxiety | 第15-16页 |
| ·Different perspectives of anxiety | 第16-19页 |
| ·Trait anxiety,state anxiety and situation specific anxiety | 第16-17页 |
| ·Facilitating and debilitating anxiety | 第17-19页 |
| ·Foreign language anxiety | 第19-29页 |
| ·Definition of foreign language anxiety | 第19-20页 |
| ·Components of foreign language anxiety | 第20-21页 |
| ·Causes of foreign language anxiety | 第21-24页 |
| ·Foreign language anxiety and oral performance | 第24-26页 |
| ·The characteristics of oral performance in the classroom | 第24-25页 |
| ·Impact of foreign language anxiety on oral performance | 第25-26页 |
| ·Scales for measuring foreign language anxiety | 第26-27页 |
| ·Strategies for reducing foreign language anxiety | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第29-39页 |
| ·Research questions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Subjects | 第30-31页 |
| ·Instruments | 第31-34页 |
| ·Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale(FLCAS) | 第31-32页 |
| ·Interview on the sources and effects of foreign language anxiety | 第32页 |
| ·Oral tests | 第32-33页 |
| ·Interview on the effects of the experimental teaching method | 第33-34页 |
| ·Procedures | 第34-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Findings | 第39-55页 |
| ·Results and discussions | 第39-50页 |
| ·Participants' anxiety level | 第39-42页 |
| ·The effects of foreign language anxiety on students' oral performance | 第42-44页 |
| ·Foreign language anxiety and gender | 第44页 |
| ·Causes and effects of foreign language anxiety | 第44-46页 |
| ·Comparison of the two oral tests of Class 1 and Class 2 | 第46-47页 |
| ·Comparison of the two FLCAS of Class 1 and Class 2 | 第47-49页 |
| ·Information from the follow-up interview | 第49-50页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第50-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Pedagogieal Implications | 第55-61页 |
| ·Helping students recognize their anxiety and providing anxiety-reducing techniques | 第55-56页 |
| ·Changing teachers' role and beliefs | 第56-57页 |
| ·Creating more supportive classroom climate | 第57-58页 |
| ·Offering comprehensible input | 第58-59页 |
| ·Increasing students' self-confidence | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| ·Summary of major findings | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Suggestion for further research | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-72页 |
| Appendix | 第72-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Questionnaire | 第72-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Interview on effects and causes of foreign language anxiety | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Contents of Oral Tests and Grading Criteria | 第78-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| Publications | 第82-83页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第83页 |
