| Ⅰ. Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Ⅱ. 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Ⅲ. Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Research background | 第8-9页 |
| ·The present situation of anxiety in senior middle school | 第9-10页 |
| ·The purpose and significance of this study | 第10页 |
| ·Framework of the present study | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2: Review of The Literature | 第12-29页 |
| ·Anxiety | 第12-16页 |
| ·Sources of Foreign Language Anxiety | 第16-19页 |
| ·The relevant studies on the relationship between anxiety and language achievement from abroad | 第19-22页 |
| ·Gender-related anxiety | 第22-23页 |
| ·The relevant studies on anxiety at home | 第23-25页 |
| ·Theoretical foundation | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Present Study | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3: Research Methodology | 第29-33页 |
| ·Participants | 第29-30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4: Results and Discussion | 第33-48页 |
| ·Research question 1: The general tendency of foreign language anxiety for middle school students | 第33-38页 |
| ·Research question 2: What is the relationship between anxiety and language achievement among middle school students in China? | 第38-40页 |
| ·Research question 3: What are the differences of the effects of anxiety onlanguage achievement between male and female middle school students? | 第40-42页 |
| ·Research question 4: What are the foreign language anxiety difference between students from classes with relatively high English course grades and those from classes with relatively low course grades? | 第42-48页 |
| Chapter 5: Conclusions and Implications | 第48-52页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第48-49页 |
| ·Implications | 第49-51页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future research | 第51-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-57页 |
| Appendix 1: Questionnaire | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix 2: Table 1 | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix 3: Table 7 | 第61-64页 |
