| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical basis | 第11-22页 |
| ·Defining language | 第11-12页 |
| ·Culture and language in FL teaching and learning | 第12-14页 |
| ·Defing communication and communicative competence | 第14-17页 |
| ·Defining communication | 第14-15页 |
| ·Defining communicative competence | 第15-17页 |
| ·The relationship communication and culture in FL education | 第17页 |
| ·The relationship between L1(native language) and F L | 第17-18页 |
| ·Adult EFL learners | 第18-20页 |
| ·The feature of adult EFL learners | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Steps of adults' learning | 第20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three The Current problems Chinese adult learners face in FL learning | 第22-29页 |
| ·Popularity of English vs. awkward communicative competence of Chinese adults | 第22页 |
| ·Problems occurring in adults EFL learning | 第22-28页 |
| ·"High score, low ability" phenomenon------the weakness of college education | 第22-24页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of FL | 第24-25页 |
| ·Unawareness of spoken English learning | 第25-26页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of how to learn foreign language | 第26-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Four Suggestions to dealing with psychological barriers to Chinese adult EFL learners | 第29-38页 |
| ·Learner's autonomy | 第29-33页 |
| ·The definition of autonomy | 第29-30页 |
| ·Building up learner autonomy | 第30-33页 |
| ·Learning strategies for building up autonomy | 第30-31页 |
| ·Learning attitude toward autonomy | 第31-32页 |
| ·Significance of self-esteem in autonomy | 第32-33页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第33页 |
| ·Anxiety | 第33-35页 |
| ·The definitions of anxiety and its effect on Language learning | 第33-34页 |
| ·Anxiety of Chinese adult learners | 第34页 |
| ·The methods to cope with anxiety | 第34-35页 |
| ·Motivation | 第35-37页 |
| ·Integrative motivation and instrumental motivation | 第35-36页 |
| ·Motivation in the Chinese Context | 第36页 |
| ·Suggestion for teachers | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions of class pattern suitable to Chinese adult EFL learner | 第38-51页 |
| ·Building up "Hardware" | 第38-40页 |
| ·Teaching materials | 第38-39页 |
| ·Teaching aids | 第39页 |
| ·Teaching setting | 第39-40页 |
| ·Building up "Software" | 第40-43页 |
| ·The roles of teachers and learners | 第40-42页 |
| ·The technique to cope with psychological barriers | 第42-43页 |
| ·The professional competence of teacher | 第43页 |
| ·Experiment on an advanced spoken-English Class | 第43-49页 |
| ·Designation of the experiment | 第43-44页 |
| ·The experiment procedure | 第44-48页 |
| ·Results of experiment | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-55页 |
