| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-28页 |
| ·A brief survey of previous study on motivation | 第12-18页 |
| ·Definition of motivation in general sense | 第12-14页 |
| ·Definition of motivation in L2 learning | 第14-16页 |
| ·A brief survey of previous study on L2 learning motivation | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous study on demotivation | 第18-26页 |
| ·Definition of demotivation | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous study on demotivation in instructional communication | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous study on demotivation in L2 learning | 第21-26页 |
| ·Evaluations of previous research | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第28-34页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28-29页 |
| ·Research Method | 第29-34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data Collection Instruments | 第30-32页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedures | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Findings and Discussion | 第34-52页 |
| ·Research Findings and Discussion of the Questionnaire | 第34-42页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics for each item | 第34-37页 |
| ·Demotivating factors related to noncommunicative methods | 第37-38页 |
| ·Demotivating factors related to learning contents and materials | 第38-39页 |
| ·Demotivating factors related to reduced motivation and interest | 第39-40页 |
| ·Demotivating factors related to the teachers | 第40页 |
| ·Demotivating factors related to test scores | 第40-41页 |
| ·Demotivating factors related to school facilities | 第41-42页 |
| ·Research Findings and discussion of the interviews | 第42-50页 |
| ·Findings and discussion of interviewing the demotivated students | 第42-48页 |
| ·Findings and discussion of subjects' suggestion | 第48-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第52-60页 |
| ·Findings of the Present Study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Implications for Overcoming Demotivation | 第53-58页 |
| ·Implications for Teachers | 第53-56页 |
| ·Implications for Students | 第56-58页 |
| ·Limitation of the Present Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Further Research | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-64页 |
| Appendix | 第64-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Interview schedule | 第66-67页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的科研成果 | 第67页 |
