| Acknowledgement | 第6-7页 |
| 英文摘要 | 第7页 |
| Table of contents | 第9-13页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第13-14页 |
| List of Appendixes | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| 1．1． The context of the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1．2． The rationale of the study | 第16-19页 |
| 1．3． The structure of the study | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-35页 |
| 2．1． Overview | 第21页 |
| 2．2． Defintion and nature of anxiety | 第21-26页 |
| 2．2．1． Facilitating anxiety and debilitating anxiety | 第21-23页 |
| 2．2．2． The nature of anxiety | 第23-24页 |
| 2．2．3． Methodologies applied in anxiety studies | 第24-25页 |
| 2．2．4． Perspectives in anxiety studies | 第25-26页 |
| 2．3． Directions of anxiety studies in FL learning situation | 第26-32页 |
| 2．3．1． Anxiety and learner factors | 第27-28页 |
| 2．3．2． Effects of anxiety on language learning | 第28-30页 |
| 2．3．2．1． Effects of Anxiety on Language Learners | 第28-29页 |
| 2．3．2．2． Effects of Anxiety on Language Learning stages | 第29-30页 |
| 2．3．3． Anxiety-Proficiency Relationship---Controversies on the role of anxiety played in language earning | 第30-32页 |
| 2．4． Summary | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第35-45页 |
| 3．1． Overview | 第35-36页 |
| 3．2． Horwtiz et al's Conceptualiztion of FL Anxiety | 第36-37页 |
| 3．3． The Underlying Components of FL anxiety | 第37-43页 |
| 3．3．1． On Communication Apprehension | 第37-39页 |
| 3．3．2． On Test Anxiety | 第39页 |
| 3．3．3． Fear of Negative Evaluation | 第39-40页 |
| 3．3．4． Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale（FLCAS）and its reliability and validity | 第40-43页 |
| 3．4． Summary | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第45-58页 |
| 4．1． Overview | 第45页 |
| 4．2． Framework for the study | 第45-47页 |
| 4．3． Operationalization of variables | 第47-51页 |
| 4．3．1． The Independent variables | 第47页 |
| 4．3．2． The dependent variable | 第47页 |
| 4．3．3． Definition of key terms | 第47-51页 |
| 4．4． Subjects | 第51-52页 |
| 4．5． Instruments | 第52-54页 |
| 4．5．1． Questionnaire | 第52-54页 |
| 4．5．2． Language proficiency measurement | 第54页 |
| 4．6． Data collection | 第54-55页 |
| 4．7． Data analysis | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Five Results | 第58-79页 |
| 5．1． Overview | 第58页 |
| 5．2． The affective states of Chinese EFL learners in their language learning | 第58-60页 |
| 5．3． Major anxiety factors | 第60-69页 |
| 5．4． Relationships between independent variables and dependent variable | 第69-77页 |
| 5．4．1． Relationship between anxiety factors | 第71-75页 |
| 5．4．2． The relationship between anxiety variables and language proficiency measurement | 第75-77页 |
| 5．5． Summary | 第77-79页 |
| Chapter Six Discussion | 第79-92页 |
| 6．1． Overview | 第79页 |
| 6．2． Affective states of Chinese EFL learners | 第79页 |
| 6．3． Major anxiety factors | 第79-82页 |
| 6．4． Relationships between independent variables and dependent variables | 第82-88页 |
| 6．4．1． Relationships between anxiety factors | 第82-85页 |
| 6．4．2． Relationships between anxiety factors and language proficiency measurement | 第85-88页 |
| 6．5． Summary of the findings | 第88-89页 |
| 6．6． Implication | 第89-92页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第92-95页 |
| 7．1． Concluding remarks | 第92-93页 |
| 7．2． Limitation of the study | 第93-94页 |
| 7．3． Suggestion for further research | 第94-95页 |
| References | 第95-98页 |
| Appendixes | 第98-115页 |
