| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Background to the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Purposes and significance of the study | 第12页 |
| 1.3 Research questions | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the dissertation | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-25页 |
| 2.1 Learner autonomy | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of learner autonomy | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 Learner autonomy at learning management level | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.3 Factors affecting learner autonomy | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.4 Ways to promote learner autonomy | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Chinese academic reading | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 English academic reading in EFL context | 第19-23页 |
| 2.3.1 EAP reading | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3.2 The characteristics of English academic reading | 第21页 |
| 2.3.3. Factors affecting English academic reading | 第21-23页 |
| 2.4 English academic reading autonomy | 第23页 |
| 2.5 Concluding remarks | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第25-30页 |
| 3.1 Subjects | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2 Research instruments | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2.1 Questionnaire | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.2 One-to-one interview | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Data collection | 第28页 |
| 3.4 Data analysis | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第30-57页 |
| 4.1 Results from the questionnaire | 第30-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Perceptions of English academic reading | 第30-31页 |
| 4.1.2 Overall situation of English academic reading autonomy | 第31-37页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Descriptive statistics of pre-reading planning | 第32-34页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Descriptive statistics of while-reading monitoring | 第34-36页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Descriptive statistics of post-reading evaluation | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Individual differences in English academic reading autonomy | 第37-46页 |
| 4.1.3.1 Difference between academic and professional postgraduates | 第37-40页 |
| 4.1.3.2 Difference among the three grades | 第40-46页 |
| 4.2 Results from the interview | 第46-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Attitudes and motivation towards English academic reading | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Autonomous behaviors in English academic reading | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2.3 Factors affecting English academic reading autonomy | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2.3.1 Academic interest and motivation | 第49页 |
| 4.2.3.2 Background knowledge | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2.3.3 Supervisor's guidance and monitoring | 第50页 |
| 4.2.3.4 Book resources | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.3.5 Academic atmosphere | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3 Discussion | 第52-57页 |
| 4.3.1. English academic reading autonomy | 第52-53页 |
| 4.3.2 Individual differences in terms of specialty and grade | 第53页 |
| 4.3.3 Factors affecting English academic reading autonomy | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第57-58页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study | 第59-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第67-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第70-71页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第71页 |
