| Acknowledgement | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research purposes and significance | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the dissertation | 第14-15页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of L2 motivation | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Main classifications of motivation | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3 Integrative motivation and instrumental motivation and language learning | 第18-19页 |
| 2.4 Relevant studies on Chinese learners' English learning motivation | 第19-21页 |
| 2.5 Relevant studies on the correlation between L2 motivation and learning achievement | 第21-26页 |
| 2.5.1 Relevant studies abroad | 第21-23页 |
| 2.5.2 Relevant studies at home | 第23-26页 |
| 3. Research Design | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Context and subjects | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Research instruments | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3.2 English Final exam | 第29页 |
| 3.4 Data collection and analysis | 第29-31页 |
| 4. Results and Discussion | 第31-51页 |
| 4.1 Descriptive analysis of motivation | 第31-41页 |
| 4.1.1 The motivation of all the participants | 第31-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Difference in motivational intensity between female students and male students | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Difference in motivational intensity between students of liberal art and students of science | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.4 Difference in motivational intensity between low achievers and high achievers | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2 The correlation between motivation and learning achievement | 第41-51页 |
| 4.2.1 The correlation between motivation and learning achievement of all the participants | 第41-44页 |
| 4.2.2 The comparison between female students and male students | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.3 The comparison between students of liberal arts and students of science | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.4 The comparison between high achievers and low achievers | 第48-51页 |
| 5. Conclusions and Implications | 第51-57页 |
| 5.1 Summary of findings | 第51-53页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第53-55页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第55-56页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for further study | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| Appendix | 第60-61页 |
