| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Table of Contents | 第8-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| ·Definition of Demotivation | 第17-19页 |
| ·Social Constructivist Model and Demotivation | 第19-22页 |
| ·A Social Constructivist Model of Learning | 第19-20页 |
| ·Demotivating Factors within the Social Constructivist Model | 第20-22页 |
| ·Teachers and Learner Demotivation | 第20-21页 |
| ·Learners and Demotivation | 第21页 |
| ·Tasks and Learner Demotivation | 第21-22页 |
| ·Learning Contexts and Learner Demotivation | 第22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Demotivation Abroad and at Home | 第22-28页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Demotivation Abroad | 第23-27页 |
| ·The Five Representatives Studies | 第23-27页 |
| ·Other Related Studies on Demotivation abroad | 第27页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Demotivation at Home | 第27-28页 |
| ·Critical Evaluations of Previous Studies on Demotivation | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第30-36页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Designs | 第31-36页 |
| ·Quantitative research design | 第31-34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第31页 |
| ·Instruments | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第33-34页 |
| ·Qualitative research design | 第34-36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第35页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第36-52页 |
| ·Results and Discussions of the Questionnaire | 第36-47页 |
| ·Results from the Questionnaire | 第36-44页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistic about Motivation Intensity | 第36-38页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistic about the sequence of Demotivating Factors | 第38-40页 |
| ·Comparison of Demotivating Factors between the Motivated and the Demotivated Students | 第40-41页 |
| ·Comparison of the strategies for students' overcoming demotivation between the two groups | 第41-44页 |
| ·Discussion of the Questionnaire | 第44-47页 |
| ·Discussion of the Interview | 第47-52页 |
| ·Teacher-related Variables | 第48-49页 |
| ·Learner-related Variables | 第49-50页 |
| ·Course-related Variables | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-60页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第52-54页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第54-58页 |
| ·Teacher-specific Motivational Components | 第54-56页 |
| ·Learner-specific Motivational Components | 第56-57页 |
| ·Course-specific Motivational Components | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Studies | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 英语学习负动机影响因素调查问卷 | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ 英语学习动机强度调查问卷 | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ 克服负动机原因的调查问卷 | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Interview | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Independent Samples T-Test | 第67-69页 |
