| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第3-4页 |
| 内容提要 | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ.INTRODUCTION | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 The need for the study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 The background of the study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 The overall structure of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ.LITERATURE REVIEW | 第13-27页 |
| 2.1 Metacognitive knowledge | 第13-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Concept of metacognitive knowledge | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of metacognitive knowledge | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Person knowledge | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2.2 Task knowledge | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2.3 Strategy knowledge | 第16页 |
| 2.1.3 The role of metacognitive knowledge in language learning | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Learners' beliefs | 第18-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of learners' beliefs | 第18页 |
| 2.2.2 Characteristics of learners' beliefs | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.3 Classifications of learners' beliefs | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.4 Review of the researches on learners' beliefs | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.4.1 Researches out of China | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.4.2 Researches in China | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.5 Methodology for investigating learners' beliefs | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ.METHODOLOGY | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Research design | 第27-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Quantitative study | 第27-33页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Subjects | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Instruments | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2.1.2.1 Questionnaire | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2.1.2.1.1 Source of the questionnaire items | 第29页 |
| 3.2.1.2.1.2 Content of the questionnaire | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.1.2.1.3 Structure of the questionnaire | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.1.2.1.4 Reliability of the questionnaire | 第32页 |
| 3.2.1.2.2 Language proficiency test | 第32页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Data collection | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.1.4 Data analysis | 第33页 |
| 3.2.2 Qualitative study | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Data collection and analysis | 第34-35页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第35-66页 |
| 4.1 General description of students' beliefs about English learning | 第35-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Beliefs about the difficulty of language learning | 第36-40页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Beliefs about general difficulty of language learning | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Belief about specific difficulty of English | 第38页 |
| 4.1.1.3 Optimism about English learning | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.1.4 Estimates of time it will take to learn English | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.1.5 Beliefs about the relative difficulty of different language skills | 第40页 |
| 4.1.2 Beliefs about foreign language aptitude | 第40-44页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Beliefs about child, woman and Chinese Superiority | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Beliefs about general and personal aptitude | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.3 Beliefs about the nature of language learning | 第44-47页 |
| 4.1.3.1 Beliefs about the focus of English learning task | 第45-46页 |
| 4.1.3.2 Beliefs about cultural contact and language immersion | 第46-47页 |
| 4.1.4 Beliefs about learning and communication strategies | 第47-51页 |
| 4.1.4.1 Beliefs about communication strategies | 第48-50页 |
| 4.1.4.2 Beliefs about learning strategies | 第50-51页 |
| 4.1.5 Beliefs about motivations and expectations | 第51-53页 |
| 4.1.6 Beliefs about classroom instructions for English language learning | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2 Belief differences between subjects with high-score and those with low-score | 第54-57页 |
| 4.2.1 Belief differences concerning the nature of language learning | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.2 Belief differences concerning learning and communication strategies | 第56页 |
| 4.2.3 Belief differences concerning motivations and expectations | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3 Belief differences between male and female subjects | 第57-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Belief differences concerning the difficulty of English | 第58页 |
| 4.3.2 Belief differences concerning the anxiety over speaking English | 第58-59页 |
| 4.3.3 Belief differences concerning classroom instructions | 第59页 |
| 4.4 Correlations between subjects' beliefs and their TEM-4 scores | 第59-65页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| CHPATER Ⅴ.CONCLUSIONS | 第66-70页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第66-67页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第67-68页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and recommendations | 第68-70页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第70-74页 |
| APPENDIXES | 第74-83页 |
| Appendix A.Beliefs About English Language Learning Questionnaire | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix B.Item-total statistics | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix C.The cross-tabulation of learners' beliefs about personal aptitude and their TEM-4 scores | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix D.Detailed information about subjects' TEM-4 scores | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix E.The cross-tabulation of learners' sex and their TEM-4 scores | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix F.Belief differences between the students with high-score and those with low-score | 第79-81页 |
| Appendix G.Belief differences between male students and female ones | 第81-83页 |
