| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第10页 |
| ·The motivation and objectives of the investigation | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| ·Brief reviews of autonomous learning | 第14-17页 |
| ·The definition of autonomous learning | 第14页 |
| ·The characteristics of autonomous learning | 第14-15页 |
| ·Studies on autonomous learning at home and abroad | 第15-17页 |
| ·Humanistic psychology on autonomous learning | 第17-18页 |
| ·The development of human psychology | 第17-18页 |
| ·Human basic psychological needs for learning | 第18页 |
| ·Cognitive theories on autonomous learning | 第18-19页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第18-19页 |
| ·Self-regulated learning theory | 第19页 |
| ·Students’ individual differences in English learning | 第19-22页 |
| ·Motivation and attitudes | 第20页 |
| ·Metacognitive strategy of language learning | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第22-26页 |
| ·Research questions | 第22页 |
| ·Research participants | 第22-23页 |
| ·Research methods and procedures | 第23-24页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第23页 |
| ·Interview | 第23-24页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第24页 |
| ·Data collection | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第26-42页 |
| ·The general state of autonomous English learning of the students | 第26-33页 |
| ·The differences of three grades in autonomous English learning | 第33-35页 |
| ·The differences between the top students and the last ten students in autonomous learning | 第35-39页 |
| ·The factors affecting the students’ autonomous English learning | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| ·Major findings | 第42-43页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第43页 |
| ·Limitations and prospects | 第43-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-46页 |
| Appendixes | 第46-49页 |
