| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction to this study | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background of LA development | 第11页 |
| ·Brief reviews of the present researches on LA | 第11-12页 |
| ·Concept of LA | 第12-13页 |
| ·Necessary of the study | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Theoretical bases for LA | 第15-21页 |
| ·Psychological and cognitive theories on LA | 第15-17页 |
| ·Human basic psychological needs for learning | 第15-16页 |
| ·Development of humanistic psychology | 第16页 |
| ·Cognitive learning theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Self-regulated learning theory | 第17页 |
| ·Philosophical and pedagogical theories on LA | 第17-18页 |
| ·Diverse students individual differences in English learning | 第18-21页 |
| ·Motivation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Learning style | 第19页 |
| ·Learning strategy | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Research design and data collection | 第21-23页 |
| ·Subjects | 第21页 |
| ·Instruments involved in the students AEL investigation | 第21-22页 |
| ·Data collecting procedures for data analysis | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Result of the investigation | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Discussion on the findings | 第26-36页 |
| ·Students' motivation and attitudes toward AEL | 第26-27页 |
| ·Factors affecting LA on the teachers' part | 第27-33页 |
| ·Teachers' authority | 第28-29页 |
| ·Teachers' teaching style | 第29-30页 |
| ·Classroom interaction patterns | 第30-32页 |
| ·Teachers' evaluation on the students' learning | 第32-33页 |
| ·Application of metacognitive strategies in the English leaning process | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Developing the students' AEL in middle school | 第36-39页 |
| ·Raising the students' awareness for AEL | 第36-37页 |
| ·Promoting the students' abilities to select and use learning strategies | 第37-38页 |
| ·Testing approaches to monitor the autonomous learning | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Ⅶ Conclusions | 第39-43页 |
| ·Main findings of the study | 第39-40页 |
| ·Implications for the current English teaching and learning | 第40-41页 |
| ·Constraints and recommendations for further study | 第41-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-46页 |
| Appendix A Table 5.4 Motivational factors involved in students' autonomous learning | 第46-47页 |
| Appendix B Table 5.5 Percentage of agreement with the teaching patterns | 第47-48页 |
| Appendix C 中学英语自主学习情况调查问卷 | 第48-51页 |
| Research results during the period of studying for the Degree of Master of Education in English Teaching | 第51页 |
