| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第1-16页 |
| ·Statement of the study | 第11-13页 |
| ·The context of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·The structure of the study | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第16-29页 |
| ·Affect in language learning | 第16-18页 |
| ·Three approaches to the study of language anxiety | 第18-19页 |
| ·Methodologies applied in anxiety studies | 第19-22页 |
| ·Anxiety and foreign language oral performance | 第22页 |
| ·Factors may affect language anxiety | 第22-24页 |
| ·The inverted "U" relation between anxiety and performance | 第24-25页 |
| ·Research on language anxiety and cultural factors | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Methodology | 第29-41页 |
| ·Introduction | 第29页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第29-30页 |
| ·Operationlization of Variables | 第30-32页 |
| ·Pilot Studies | 第32-34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第34-35页 |
| ·Instruments | 第35-38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Results | 第41-76页 |
| ·Introduction | 第41页 |
| ·Quantitative research | 第41-58页 |
| ·Major anxiety factors | 第43-51页 |
| ·Relationship between independent variables and dependent variables | 第51-58页 |
| ·Qualitative research findings | 第58-76页 |
| ·The subjects' anxiety modes | 第58页 |
| ·Oral Interview | 第58-70页 |
| ·General perceptions toward foreign language anxiety influenced by Chinese cultural factors | 第70-71页 |
| ·Group comparison | 第71-72页 |
| ·Cultural factors affecting anxiety modes | 第72-76页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Discussion | 第76-87页 |
| ·Socio-cultural Factors in the Specific Setting in China | 第76页 |
| ·Analysis of research question 1 | 第76-77页 |
| ·Analysis of research question 2 | 第77-79页 |
| ·Analysis of research question 3 | 第79-80页 |
| ·Summary of findings | 第80-83页 |
| ·Implications | 第83-87页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第87-91页 |
| ·Conclusion remarks | 第87-88页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第88-89页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第89-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-99页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Consent Form | 第99-101页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Questionnaire | 第101-107页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Requirements for Diary Entry | 第107-111页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Interview Guidelines | 第111-113页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Statistics of Quantitative Research | 第113-118页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ CRFLAS items with percentage of Chinese EFL learners' selecting each alternative in 9 factors | 第118-121页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ List of Tables | 第121-123页 |
