| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第10-12页 |
| ·SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第10页 |
| ·PURPOSES OF THE STUDY | 第10-11页 |
| ·ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS | 第11-12页 |
| CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS | 第12-15页 |
| ·AFFECTIVE FILTER HYPOTHESIS | 第12页 |
| ·INTERACTION HYPOTHESIS | 第12-13页 |
| ·OUTPUT HYPOTHESIS | 第13-15页 |
| CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW OF ANXIETY | 第15-20页 |
| ·DEFINITION OF ANXIETY | 第15-16页 |
| ·CLASSIFICATIONS OF ANXIETY | 第16-17页 |
| ·Trait, state and situation-specific anxiety | 第16页 |
| ·Facilitating and debilitating anxiety | 第16-17页 |
| ·LANGUAGE ANXIETY | 第17-18页 |
| ·POSSIBLE CAUSES OF LANGUAGE ANXIETY | 第18-20页 |
| CHAPTER 4 METHODOLOGY | 第20-22页 |
| ·SUBJECTS | 第20页 |
| ·INSTRUMENTS | 第20-21页 |
| ·Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale | 第20页 |
| ·Questionnaire of Classroom Participation | 第20-21页 |
| ·PROCEDURES | 第21-22页 |
| CHAPTER 5 DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第22-44页 |
| ·CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNER’S LANGUAGE ANXIETY | 第22-29页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale | 第22页 |
| ·Language anxiety level of the subjects | 第22-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of six language anxiety categories in Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale | 第23-25页 |
| ·Item analysis on Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale | 第25-29页 |
| ·CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNER’S CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION | 第29-32页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of the Questionnaire of Classroom Participation | 第29页 |
| ·Participation frequency level of learners | 第29-30页 |
| ·Item analysis on Questionnaire of Classroom Participation | 第30-32页 |
| ·RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY LEVEL AND CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION | 第32-36页 |
| ·Relationship between anxiety level and classroom participation frequency | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relationship between anxiety level and classroom participation ways | 第33-35页 |
| ·Case study of low anxiety level and low participation frequency | 第35-36页 |
| ·DISCUSSION | 第36-40页 |
| ·Characteristics of language anxiety displayed in Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale | 第36-38页 |
| ·Characteristics of classroom participation displayed in Questionnaire of Classroom Participation | 第38-39页 |
| ·Relationship between anxiety level and classroom participation | 第39-40页 |
| ·IMPLICATIONS | 第40-44页 |
| ·Helping learners increase their self-esteem | 第40-41页 |
| ·Arousing learners’interest | 第41页 |
| ·Modifying techniques of questioning and evaluating students’performance | 第41-42页 |
| ·Changing the traditional role of teacher | 第42页 |
| ·Helping students abolish the traditional thoughts of “losing face” | 第42-43页 |
| ·Changing the test- oriented educational system | 第43-44页 |
| CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION | 第44-46页 |
| ·MAJOR FINDINGS | 第44页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY | 第44-45页 |
| ·SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY | 第45-46页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第46-50页 |
| APPENDICES | 第50-54页 |
| PUBLICATIONS DURING THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM | 第54-55页 |
