| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1．1 Setbacks of the Traditional Teacher-centered Approach | 第9页 |
| 1．2 The Aim of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| 1．3 The Main Contents of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two The Concept of Autonomy | 第12-22页 |
| 2．1 Understanding Autonomy | 第12-17页 |
| 2．1．1 Defining Autonomy | 第12-14页 |
| 2．1．2 Describing Autonomy | 第14-15页 |
| 2．1．3 Characteristics of Autonomous Learners | 第15-16页 |
| 2．1．4 Other Relevant Terms | 第16-17页 |
| 2．2 Justifying Autonomy | 第17-20页 |
| 2．2．1 Theoretical Support of Autonomy | 第17-19页 |
| 2．2．1．1 Humanism | 第17-18页 |
| 2．2．1．2 Constructivism | 第18-19页 |
| 2．2．2 Practical significance | 第19-20页 |
| 2．3 Summary | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Conditions for Learner Autonomy | 第22-29页 |
| 3．1 Attitudes | 第22-24页 |
| 3．1．1 Defining Attitudes | 第22-23页 |
| 3．1．2 Two Learner Attitudes towards Learner Autonomy | 第23-24页 |
| 3．2 Motivation | 第24-26页 |
| 3．2．1 Defining Motivation | 第24-25页 |
| 3．2．2 Types of Motivation and Their Links with Learner Autonomy | 第25-26页 |
| 3．3 Metacognitive Knowledge | 第26-27页 |
| 3．3．1 Defining Metacognitive Knowledge | 第26-27页 |
| 3．3．2 Metacognitive Knowledge and Learner Autonomy | 第27页 |
| 3．4 Summary | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four An Investigation on Learners' Autonomous Learning Competence | 第29-39页 |
| 4．1 Description of the Investigation | 第29-30页 |
| 4．1．1 The Purpose of the Investigation | 第29页 |
| 4．1．2 Subjects of the Investigation | 第29页 |
| 4．1．3 Procedure | 第29-30页 |
| 4．2 Results and Discussions of the Investigation | 第30-38页 |
| 4．2．1 Factor 1 The role of the Teacher | 第30-32页 |
| 4．2．2 Factor 2 Learner independence | 第32-33页 |
| 4．2．3 Factor 3 Learner Motivation and Confidence | 第33-35页 |
| 4．2．4 Factor4 Metacognitive Knowledge | 第35-38页 |
| 4．3 Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Five Learner Training for Fostering Learner Autonomy in the Teaching of English | 第39-60页 |
| 5．1 Preparing Learners for Learner Autonomy in the Teaching of English | 第40-51页 |
| 5．1．1 Aims of Learner Training | 第40页 |
| 5．1．2 Cultivating Learners' Awareness of Autonomous Learning | 第40-44页 |
| 5．1．2．1 Questionnaires | 第41-42页 |
| 5．1．2．2 Interviews | 第42页 |
| 5．1．2．3 Learner Contract | 第42-44页 |
| 5．1．3 Training Learners' Metacognitive Strategies | 第44-51页 |
| 5．1．3．1 Cultivatng Metacognitive Awareness | 第44-45页 |
| 5．1．3．2 Goal Setting | 第45-47页 |
| 5．1．3．3 Self-monitoring | 第47-49页 |
| 5．1．3．4 Self-evaluation | 第49-51页 |
| 5．2 Setting up Self-access Centers | 第51-55页 |
| 5．2．1 Justification of Setting up Self-access Centers | 第51-53页 |
| 5．2．2 General Activities in Self-access Centers | 第53-55页 |
| 5．2．2．1 Individual Activities | 第53-54页 |
| 5．2．2．2 Group Activities | 第54-55页 |
| 5．2．2．2．1 Workshops | 第54页 |
| 5．2．2．2．2 English Club | 第54页 |
| 5．2．2．2．3 TV Viewing | 第54-55页 |
| 5．2．2．2．4 Native-speaker Contacts | 第55页 |
| 5．3 Teachers' Roles in Fostering Learner Autonomy | 第55-58页 |
| 5．3．1 The teacher as facilitator | 第56页 |
| 5．3．2 The teacher as counselor | 第56-57页 |
| 5．3．3 The teacher as resource | 第57-58页 |
| 5．4 Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-66页 |
| Appendix A | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix B | 第68-70页 |
