| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Table of Contents (English) | 第10-13页 |
| Table of Contents (Chinese) | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-21页 |
| ·Learner autonomy as an educational goal | 第16页 |
| ·The reason of the present study | 第16-18页 |
| ·Objectives of this study | 第18页 |
| ·Methodology | 第18页 |
| ·The outline of this thesis | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-45页 |
| ·Introduction | 第21页 |
| ·Dominant learning theories | 第21-24页 |
| ·Behaviourist learning theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cognitive learning theory | 第22-23页 |
| ·Humanistic learning theory | 第23-24页 |
| ·Background information of learner autonomy | 第24-27页 |
| ·The interest in minority rights | 第25页 |
| ·Developments in technology | 第25页 |
| ·Increasing demand for foreign languages | 第25-26页 |
| ·Increase in the school and university population | 第26页 |
| ·Reaction against behaviourism | 第26-27页 |
| ·Theoretical researches on learner autonomy | 第27-38页 |
| ·Definition of learner autonomy | 第28-30页 |
| ·Characteristics of autonomous learners | 第30-33页 |
| ·Definition of the English-learning autonomy | 第33页 |
| ·Roles of teachers in an autonomous classroom | 第33-36页 |
| ·The teacher as a facilitator | 第34页 |
| ·The teacher as a counsellor | 第34-35页 |
| ·The teacher as a resource | 第35-36页 |
| ·Approaches to encouraging autonomy | 第36-38页 |
| ·Self-directed learning | 第36-37页 |
| ·Self-instruction | 第37页 |
| ·Independent learning | 第37页 |
| ·Self-access learning | 第37-38页 |
| ·Degree of autonomy | 第38页 |
| ·Review of other relevant researches on learner autonomy | 第38-42页 |
| ·Motivation and learner autonomy | 第38页 |
| ·Learner attitudes, awareness and learner autonomy | 第38-39页 |
| ·Learner Resistance to autonomy | 第39-40页 |
| ·Acculturation of learner autonomy | 第40页 |
| ·Learning strategies and learner autonomy | 第40-41页 |
| ·Autonomy in the classroom | 第41页 |
| ·Investigations and analysis of students' English-learning autonomy | 第41页 |
| ·Researches on fostering learner autonomy | 第41-42页 |
| ·Limitations of the current researches on learner autonomy | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第45-58页 |
| ·Introduction 3 | 第45页 |
| ·Subjects | 第45-47页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第47-48页 |
| ·Form of the questionnaire | 第47页 |
| ·Theoretical bases of the questionnaire | 第47-48页 |
| ·Procedures of collecting data | 第48页 |
| ·Analysis of the questionnaire | 第48-58页 |
| ·Item analysis of the questionnaire | 第48-51页 |
| ·The validity of the questionnaire | 第51-54页 |
| ·The reliability of the questionnaire | 第54-58页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Research Results | 第58-66页 |
| ·Introduction | 第58页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第58-64页 |
| ·Making out their own learning objectives and plans | 第58-59页 |
| ·Identifying the teacher's purposes and requirements and working towards them | 第59-61页 |
| ·Evaluating the learning results | 第61-62页 |
| ·Monitoring the use of learning strategies | 第62页 |
| ·Making an effective use of learning strategies | 第62-63页 |
| ·Monitoring their own English knowledge | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications of the results | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions on Fostering Learner Autonomy | 第66-74页 |
| ·Giving choices | 第66-67页 |
| ·Encouraging group work | 第67-68页 |
| ·Encouraging learners to do self-evaluation | 第68-69页 |
| ·Setting some learning goals | 第69页 |
| ·Using authentic texts | 第69-71页 |
| ·Encouraging students to do syllabus negotiation with the teacher | 第71页 |
| ·Engaging students in productive tasks | 第71-72页 |
| ·Encouraging peer evaluation | 第72页 |
| ·Creating a self-access facility in the classroom | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第74-76页 |
| ·Main achievements | 第74页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第74-75页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第75-76页 |
| References | 第76-82页 |
| Appendix | 第82-88页 |
| 发表文章目录 | 第88-89页 |
| 承诺书 | 第89页 |
