| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第1-16页 |
| ·Background of the study on autonomous learning | 第9-10页 |
| ·Necessity and urgency of promoting autonomous learning | 第10-16页 |
| ·Design features of language | 第10-12页 |
| ·Advantages of autonomous learning | 第12-13页 |
| ·Teaching syllabus requirements | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Theoretical Bases of Autonomous Learning | 第16-31页 |
| ·Characteristics of an autonomous learner | 第16-17页 |
| ·Definitions of autonomous learning | 第17-19页 |
| ·Descriptions of the related theories | 第19-23页 |
| ·Social cognitive views | 第19-20页 |
| ·Humanistic theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第21页 |
| ·Operant views | 第21-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of autonomous learning | 第23-24页 |
| ·Dynamic role | 第23页 |
| ·Independence | 第23-24页 |
| ·Efficiency | 第24页 |
| ·Factors affecting autonomous learning | 第24-31页 |
| ·Internal factors | 第24-27页 |
| ·External Factors | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ A Study of the Current EFL Situation in Senior High Schools | 第31-43页 |
| ·Objectives and questions | 第31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第31页 |
| ·Instruments | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第32-38页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第32-35页 |
| ·Interviews | 第35-38页 |
| ·Findings when comparing the surveys before taking actions and after taking actions | 第38-39页 |
| ·Findings from the questionnaires | 第38-39页 |
| ·Findings from interviews | 第39页 |
| ·Problems | 第39-40页 |
| ·Students' too much dependence on the teachers psychologically | 第39页 |
| ·Too much emphasis on test scores | 第39-40页 |
| ·Students' negative learning motivation | 第40页 |
| ·Causes of the problems | 第40-43页 |
| ·The traditional teaching style | 第40-41页 |
| ·Examination-oriented English learning | 第41页 |
| ·Less-concern about learners' affective needs | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Cultivating Students' Awareness of and Improving Their Competence in Autonomous Learning | 第43-56页 |
| ·Enhancing students' awareness of autonomous learning | 第43-44页 |
| ·Strategies of classroom activities | 第44-47页 |
| ·Creating a harmonious and relaxing classroom atmosphere | 第44-45页 |
| ·Attending to students' affective factors | 第45-46页 |
| ·Fostering students' self-confidence in learning English | 第46-47页 |
| ·English teachers' roles in autonomous learning | 第47-50页 |
| ·To inspire intrinsic motivation for sustaining autonomy | 第48页 |
| ·To give advice and help evaluate and comment on self-learning | 第48-49页 |
| ·To organize and help participate in purposeful learning activities | 第49页 |
| ·To help choose proper materials and promote their use | 第49-50页 |
| ·Equipping learners with autonomous learning skills via strategies training | 第50-53页 |
| ·Relationship between autonomous learning and strategies training | 第50-51页 |
| ·Learner training in the use of learning strategies | 第51-52页 |
| ·Promoting students' capacities to pick and employ learning strategies | 第52-53页 |
| ·Encouraging students to reflect and self-assess | 第53-56页 |
| ·Significance of reflection and self-assessment on autonomous learning | 第53-54页 |
| ·Approaches to monitor students' autonomous learning | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-64页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第65-67页 |
