| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| 1．1 Justification for the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1．2 Objectives of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1．3 Definition of terms | 第13-17页 |
| 1．3．1 Beliefs about language learning （BALL） | 第13-14页 |
| 1．3．2 Language learning strategies （LLS） | 第14-16页 |
| 1．3．3 Self-efficacy | 第16页 |
| 1．3．4 Motivation | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature | 第17-28页 |
| 2．1 Learners' beliefs about language learning | 第17-18页 |
| 2．2 Motivation | 第18-19页 |
| 2．3 Language learning strategies | 第19-28页 |
| 2．3．1 History of research into language learning strategies | 第19-21页 |
| 2．3．2 Taxonomy of language learning strategies | 第21-28页 |
| 2．3．2．1 Rubin's （1987） Classification of Language Learning Strategies | 第21-22页 |
| 2．3．2．2 O'Malley and Chamot's Classification of Language Learning Strategies | 第22-25页 |
| 2．3．2．3 Oxford's （1990） Classification of Language Learning Strategies | 第25-26页 |
| 2．3．2．4 Stern's （1992） Classification of Language Learning Strategies | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design and Methodology | 第28-31页 |
| 3．1 Instrumentation | 第28-30页 |
| 3．2 Subjects | 第30页 |
| 3．3 Data collection and analysis | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Presentation of Statistical Results | 第31-62页 |
| 4．1 Objective Ⅰ: Findings relating to learners' beliefs about language learning and learners' choice of language learning strategies | 第31-43页 |
| 4．1．1 Question 1: What are students' opinions about the difficulty of English learning? | 第31-33页 |
| 4．1．2 Question 2: What are students' beliefs about foreign language aptitude? | 第33-34页 |
| 4．1．3 Question 3: What are students' opinions about formal structural studies? | 第34-35页 |
| 4．1．4 Question 4: What are students' beliefs about learning spoken English? | 第35-36页 |
| 4．1．5 Question 5: Are students strongly motivated to learn English? | 第36-37页 |
| 4．1．6 Question 6: How frequently foreign language learning strategies are used by first year college students? | 第37-41页 |
| 4．1．7 Question 7: Do students closely contact with English? | 第41-43页 |
| 4．2 Objective Ⅱ Examine the correlation between belief and strategy factors | 第43-62页 |
| 4．2．1 Factor analysis on students responses to BALLI items | 第43-50页 |
| 4．2．1．1 Perceived importance and nature of learning English | 第45-46页 |
| 4．2．1．2 Self-efficacy and expectation about learning English | 第46-48页 |
| 4．2．1．3 Beliefs about formal structural studies | 第48-49页 |
| 4．2．1．4 Beliefs about general language aptitude | 第49-50页 |
| 4．2．2 Factor analysis on students responses to SILL items | 第50-56页 |
| 4．2．2．1 Metacognitive strategies | 第54页 |
| 4．2．2．2 Compensation and reasoning strategies | 第54页 |
| 4．2．2．3 Strategies concerning details | 第54-55页 |
| 4．2．2．4 Cognitive-memory strategies | 第55页 |
| 4．2．2．5 Functional practice strategies | 第55-56页 |
| 4．2．2．6 Social strategies | 第56页 |
| 4．2．3 Results of Pearson correlations | 第56-62页 |
| 4．2．3．1 Perceived importance and nature of learning English | 第58-59页 |
| V．S．Compensation and reasoning strategies | 第58页 |
| V．S．Metacognitive strategies | 第58-59页 |
| 4．2．3．2 Self-efficacy and expectation about learning English | 第59-60页 |
| V．S．Compensation and reasoning strategies | 第59页 |
| V．S．Functional practice strategies | 第59页 |
| V．S．Social strategies | 第59页 |
| V．S．Cognitive-memory strategies | 第59-60页 |
| 4．2．3．3 Beliefs about formal structural studies | 第60-62页 |
| V．S．Compensation and reasoning strategies | 第60页 |
| V．S．Social strategies | 第60页 |
| V．S．Strategies concerning details | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion and Implications | 第62-68页 |
| 5．1 Conflicting beliefs and strategy use | 第62-63页 |
| 5．2 Cyclical relationships among learner's beliefs, motivation and strategy use | 第63页 |
| 5．3 Pedagogical implications | 第63-66页 |
| 5．4 Summary | 第66-67页 |
| 5．5 Recommendations for further research | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix A: The descriptive statistics for the responses to the belief items and language learning strategy items featured in the questionnaire | 第68-75页 |
| Appendix B: Tables 9,10,11,12,13,14 and 15 | 第75-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-79页 |
