| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 第12-27页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第12-16页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第16-27页 |
| 1.2.1 Early Research on Foreign Language Anxiety | 第16-19页 |
| 1.2.2 Research from 1986 to the Present | 第19-26页 |
| 1.2.2.1 Horwitz and Associates' Construct of Language Anxiety | 第20-21页 |
| 1.2.2.2 Research Studies on Language Anxiety after Horwitz | 第21-26页 |
| 1.2.3 Anxiety Research in China | 第26-27页 |
| 1.2.4 Summary | 第27页 |
| Chapter 2: Methodology | 第27-34页 |
| 2.1 Research Design | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.1 General Design | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.2 Research Questions | 第28页 |
| 2.2 Subjects | 第28页 |
| 2.3 Instruments | 第28-31页 |
| 2.3.1 Questionnaire | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3.2 Interview | 第31页 |
| 2.4 Procedure | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4.1 Quantitative Research | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4.2 Qualitative Research | 第32页 |
| 2.5 Data Analysis | 第32-34页 |
| 2.5.1 Quantitative Analysis | 第33页 |
| 2.5.2 Qualitative Analysis | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 3: Results of the Research Study | 第34-66页 |
| 3.1 Quantitative Research Findings | 第34-48页 |
| 3.1.1 Reliability of the Questionnaire | 第34页 |
| 3.1.2 Comparison of the Four Language-skill-specific Anxieties | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.3 Language-skill-specific Anxieties and the Variables of Gender, and English Proficiency | 第36-48页 |
| 3.1.3.1 Anxiety and Gender | 第36-42页 |
| 3.1.3.1.1 Levels of the Four Anxieties of the Male | 第36-38页 |
| 3.1.3.1.2 Levels of the Four Anxieties of the Female | 第38-40页 |
| 3.1.3.1.3 Comparison between the Male and the Female | 第40-42页 |
| 3.1.3.2 Anxiety and Proficiency | 第42-48页 |
| 3.1.3.2.1 Levels of the Four Anxieties of Group 3 | 第42-44页 |
| 3.1.3.2.2 Levels of the Four Anxieties of Group 4 | 第44-46页 |
| 3.1.3.2.3 Levels of the Four Anxieties between Group 3 and Group 4 | 第46-48页 |
| 3.2 Qualitative Research Findings | 第48-66页 |
| 3.2.1 Common Sources of Foreign Language Anxiety | 第49-57页 |
| 3.2.1.1 The Lack of Language Environment and Practice | 第49-51页 |
| 3.2.1.2 The Lack of Interest | 第51-53页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Paucity of Vocabulary | 第53-54页 |
| 3.2.1.4 The Expectation and Social Requirement | 第54-56页 |
| 3.2.1.5 Other Common sources | 第56-57页 |
| 3.2.2 Specific Sources | 第57-66页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Potential Sources for Speaking Anxiety | 第57-61页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Potential Sources for Listening Anxiety | 第61-63页 |
| 3.2.2.3 Potential Sources for Reading Anxiety | 第63-65页 |
| 3.2.2.4 Potential Sources for Writing Anxiety | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter 4: Discussion and Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| 4.1 The quantitative findings | 第67页 |
| 4.2 Qualitative Research Findings | 第67-68页 |
| 4.3 Limitations | 第68-69页 |
| 4.4 Suggestions for further Investigation | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第76页 |
