| CHINESE ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| ENGLISH ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| CONTENTS | 第7-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Justification and purposes of the present study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The primary theories | 第10-11页 |
| ·The purposes | 第11页 |
| 2 The Present views on motivation | 第11-17页 |
| ·Integrative and instrumental motivation | 第11-12页 |
| ·Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation | 第12-13页 |
| ·Cognitive theories of motivation | 第13-15页 |
| ·A social constructivist perspective | 第15-16页 |
| ·The nature of motivation | 第16-17页 |
| 3 The change of teachers' role | 第17-24页 |
| ·As an assessor | 第18-19页 |
| ·As a supervisor | 第19-20页 |
| ·As an instructor | 第20页 |
| ·As a teacher | 第20页 |
| ·As a classroom manager | 第20-23页 |
| ·As an information provider | 第23页 |
| ·As a friend | 第23-24页 |
| 4 Towards an understanding of the students | 第24-26页 |
| 5 Ways in which language teachers might direct their own practice in motivating their learners | 第26-48页 |
| ·Recognizing the complexity of motivation. | 第26-27页 |
| ·Being aware of both initiating and sustaining motivation. | 第27-28页 |
| ·Discussing with learners why they are carrying out activities. | 第28-29页 |
| ·Involving learners in making decisions related to learning the language. | 第29-31页 |
| ·Involving learners in setting language learning goals. | 第31-32页 |
| ·Recognizing people as individuals | 第32-33页 |
| ·Building up individuals' beliefs in themselves | 第33-35页 |
| ·Enhancing intrinsic motivation. | 第35-37页 |
| ·Building up a supportive learning environment | 第37-38页 |
| ·Giving feedback that is informational | 第38-40页 |
| ·Using cooperative learning in second language classroom | 第40-46页 |
| ·Reducing anxiety | 第43页 |
| ·Promoting interaction | 第43-44页 |
| ·Providing comprehensible input and output | 第44页 |
| ·Increasing self-confidence and self-esteem | 第44-45页 |
| ·Increasing motivation | 第45-46页 |
| ·The research on the effects of motivating strategies | 第46-48页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第48-52页 |
| REFERENCES | 第52-55页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第59-63页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第63-64页 |