| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-12页 |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research Questions of the Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| 2. LEARNING PROBLRMS IN CHINESE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND CAUSES FOR THESE PROBLES | 第17-26页 |
| ·A Questionnaire | 第17-19页 |
| ·Objective of the Questionnaire | 第17页 |
| ·Subjects of the Questionnaire | 第17页 |
| ·Procedure of the Questionnaire | 第17-18页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Findings of the Questionnaire | 第18-19页 |
| ·General Problems in College Students’ English Learning | 第19-21页 |
| ·Lack of Metacognitive Awareness in Learning | 第19-20页 |
| ·Lack of Better Understanding of Class Life | 第20-21页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Positive Changes in College English Class | 第21-26页 |
| ·Changing exam-oriented into communication-oriented | 第21-22页 |
| ·Changing teacher-centered into students-centered | 第22-23页 |
| ·Creating the error–easy atmosphere | 第23-26页 |
| 3. LEARNER AUTONOMY AND EXPLORATORY PRACTICE | 第26-39页 |
| ·Theories of Learner Autonomy | 第26-32页 |
| ·Definitions of Learner Autonomy | 第26-30页 |
| ·Learner Autonomy and Dominant Philosophies of Learning | 第30-31页 |
| ·Conditions for Learner Autonomy | 第31-32页 |
| ·Metacognition | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Concept of Metacognition | 第32-33页 |
| ·The relationship between Metacognition and Cognition | 第33页 |
| ·Metacognition and Learning Ability | 第33-34页 |
| ·Exploratory Practice | 第34-39页 |
| ·What is Exploratory Practice | 第34-37页 |
| ·Seven Principles of Exploratory Practice | 第37页 |
| ·Steps of Exploratory Practice | 第37-39页 |
| 4. APPLICATION OF LEARNER AUTONOMY IN COLLEGE ENGLISH CLASS THROUGH EXPLORATORY PRACTICE | 第39-59页 |
| ·Objectives | 第39页 |
| ·Participants | 第39-40页 |
| ·Procedure | 第40-41页 |
| ·Research Design | 第41-49页 |
| ·Formulating Classroom Puzzle | 第41-42页 |
| ·Exploratory Practice Model in College English Class | 第42-46页 |
| ·Roles of teachers and learners | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Three Phrases of EP Model Teaching Process | 第47页 |
| ·Evaluation System of Learner Autonomy in the Research | 第47-49页 |
| ·Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第49-56页 |
| ·Analysis of Students’Past Experience of Learning English | 第49页 |
| ·Analysis of Students’Responses towards Vocabulary Notebook: Student Strategies for Learning English | 第49-51页 |
| ·Analysis of the Self-reflection Form | 第51-54页 |
| ·Analysis of Responses Quoted from Learners’Diaries | 第54-56页 |
| ·Research Conclusion | 第56页 |
| ·Researcher’s Reflection on the Classroom Experiences | 第56-59页 |
| 5. CONCLUSION | 第59-61页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第59页 |
| ·Limitation of the Research | 第59-60页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第60-61页 |
| REFERENCES | 第61-64页 |
| APPENDIX 1 | 第64-65页 |
| APPENDIX 2 | 第65-66页 |
| APPENDIX 3 | 第66-68页 |
