| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Study | 第11-14页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-30页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第15-19页 |
| ·Humanism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第16-18页 |
| ·Self-regulated learning theories | 第18-19页 |
| ·Concept of Learner Autonomy | 第19-27页 |
| ·Definition of learner autonomy | 第20-22页 |
| ·Characteristics of autonomous learners | 第22-23页 |
| ·Key factors affecting learner autonomy | 第23-27页 |
| ·Related Studies | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第30-34页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第31页 |
| ·Instruments | 第31-32页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第31-32页 |
| ·Interview | 第32页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第34-50页 |
| ·Beliefs about Learner Autonomy in English Learning | 第34-38页 |
| ·Beliefs about learner autonomy in English learning | 第34-36页 |
| ·Beliefs about factors affecting learner autonomy | 第36-37页 |
| ·Attitudes towards self-access center | 第37-38页 |
| ·Motivations for English Learning | 第38-41页 |
| ·Intrinsic motivations | 第38-39页 |
| ·Integrative motivations | 第39-40页 |
| ·Instrumental motivations | 第40-41页 |
| ·Strategies in English Autonomous Learning | 第41-45页 |
| ·Cognitive strategies | 第41-42页 |
| ·Metacognitive strategies | 第42-43页 |
| ·Social/affective strategies | 第43-45页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Learning Strategy Use | 第45-46页 |
| ·Major-related Differences in Beliefs and Learning Strategy Use | 第46-48页 |
| ·Major-related differences in beliefs about learner autonomy | 第46-48页 |
| ·Major-related differences in learning strategy use | 第48页 |
| ·Discussion of the Interview | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第50-61页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第50-52页 |
| ·Awareness of learner autonomy | 第50-51页 |
| ·Lack of intrinsic motivations | 第51页 |
| ·Medium level of strategy use | 第51页 |
| ·No significant gender differences in strategy use | 第51-52页 |
| ·Major-related differences in beliefs and strategy use | 第52页 |
| ·Implications for Language Teaching | 第52-59页 |
| ·Raising learners’intrinsic motivations | 第52-54页 |
| ·Providing strategy training | 第54-56页 |
| ·Making better use of self-access center | 第56-57页 |
| ·Taking major-related differences into account | 第57-58页 |
| ·Changing teachers’roles and learners’roles | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第59-61页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第59页 |
| ·Suggestions for future study | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-66页 |
| Appendix I | 第66-69页 |
| Appendix II | 第69页 |