| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1.1 English learning in junior high school under the requirement of the new teaching materials | 第12页 |
| 1.1.2 English learning in junior high school under the requirement of the exam-oriented education | 第12-13页 |
| 1.1.3 The current situation of English teaching and learning in junior high schools in rural areas | 第13页 |
| 1.1.4 The existing and learning status of students with learning difficulties in rural junior schools | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research purposes: | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3.1 Theoretical Significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3.2 Practical Significance | 第15页 |
| 1.4 The main structure of this thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1 Anxiety | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.1 The definition of anxiety | 第17页 |
| 2.1.2 The classification of anxiety | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Foreign language learning anxiety | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Classification of foreign language learning anxiety | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous researches on foreign language learning anxiety | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Students with learning difficulties | 第22-26页 |
| 2.3.1 The definitions of students with learning difficulties | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Attitudes of students with learning difficulties towards English learning | 第24页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous researches on students with learning difficulties | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter three Theoretical Framework | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1 The Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Second language acquisition | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Affective strategies | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter four Research Methodology | 第29-33页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第29页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第29-30页 |
| 4.3 Research Instruments | 第30-31页 |
| 4.3.1 School report card | 第30页 |
| 4.3.2 Questionnaire | 第30页 |
| 4.3.3 Interview | 第30-31页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedure | 第31-32页 |
| 4.5 Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter five Data analysis and Discussion | 第33-51页 |
| 5.1 The analysis of the school report card | 第33-34页 |
| 5.2 Questionnaire Analysis | 第34-39页 |
| 5.3 Interview Analysis | 第39-42页 |
| 5.3.1 Interview with students with learning difficulties | 第39-40页 |
| 5.3.2 Interview with English teachers | 第40-41页 |
| 5.3.3 Interview with parents | 第41-42页 |
| 5.4 Sources of English learning anxiety of students with learning difficulties | 第42-47页 |
| 5.4.1 Sources of English learning anxiety caused by students with learning difficulties themselves | 第42-43页 |
| 5.4.2 Sources of English learning anxiety of students with learning difficulties caused by familyenvironment | 第43-44页 |
| 5.4.3 Sources of English learning anxiety of students with learning difficulties caused by schoolenvironment | 第44-47页 |
| 5.5 Strategies for reducing the English learning anxiety of students with learning difficulties | 第47-51页 |
| 5.5.1 Suggestions for English teachers | 第47-48页 |
| 5.5.2 Suggestions for parents | 第48-49页 |
| 5.5.3 Suggestions for students with learning difficulties | 第49页 |
| 5.5.4 Suggestions for school and society | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter six Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| 6.1 The answers to the research questions | 第51-52页 |
| 6.2 Implication of the research | 第52页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the research | 第52-53页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for further research | 第53-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ | 第69-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70页 |
