| abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abbreviations | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-32页 |
| ·Studies of Independent Colleges | 第13页 |
| ·Studies of English Learning Motivation | 第13-21页 |
| ·Definition of Motivation | 第13-15页 |
| ·Classification of Motivation | 第15-18页 |
| ·Empirical studies of English learning motivation | 第18-21页 |
| ·Studies of Lexical Breadth and Depth | 第21-30页 |
| ·Studies of Lexical Breadth | 第22-25页 |
| ·Studies of Lexical Depth | 第25-30页 |
| ·Studies of the Correlation between ELM and VLT&WAT | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第32-36页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Subjects | 第32-33页 |
| ·Instruments | 第33-35页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第33-34页 |
| ·Tests on Lexical Breadth and Depth | 第34-35页 |
| ·Vocabulary Level Test (VLT) | 第34页 |
| ·Word Associates Test (WAT) | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第36-48页 |
| ·English Learning Motivation | 第36-41页 |
| ·The Order of Three Major Motivations and Seven Minor Motivations | 第36-39页 |
| ·Discipline Difference in Motivation | 第39-40页 |
| ·Gender Difference in Motivation | 第40-41页 |
| ·Lexical Breadth and Depth | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Overall Lexical Breadth and Depth | 第42页 |
| ·Discipline Difference in Lexical Breadth and Depth | 第42-43页 |
| ·Gender Difference in Lexical Breadth and Depth | 第43页 |
| ·Correlations between ELM and VLT&WAT | 第43-48页 |
| ·The Overall Correlation between ELM and VLT&WAT | 第43-45页 |
| ·Discipline Difference in Correlations between ELM and VLT&WAT | 第45-46页 |
| ·Gender Difference in Correlations between ELM and VLT&WAT | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第48-53页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Implications | 第49-51页 |
| ·To Stimulate the Motivation in English Learning | 第49-50页 |
| ·To Improve the Efficiency of Learning Lexical Breadth and Depth | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Appendix1 大学生英语学习动机问卷调查 | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix2 Vocabulary Level Test | 第57-63页 |
| Appendix3 Word Associates Test | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
