| Abstract | 第2页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第3-6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第6-9页 |
| 1.1 Statement of the problem | 第6-7页 |
| 1.2 Research questions and hypotheses | 第7-8页 |
| 1.3 Overview of the contents | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Rationale and Literature Review | 第9-23页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical rationale | 第9-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Desire from the perspective of motivation theory | 第9-13页 |
| 2.1.1.1 Gardner’s social-psychology model | 第9-11页 |
| 2.1.1.2 Self-determination theory and desire | 第11-13页 |
| 2.1.1.3 Summary of this section | 第13页 |
| 2.1.2 Desire from the prospective of self-concept theory | 第13-18页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Possible self and desire | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.2.2 Academic self-concept and desire | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Motivation & self-concept & desire | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Literature review | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 L2 motivation and L2 achievement | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.1.1 Studies on correlation between L2 motivation and L2 achievemet. | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.1.2 Motivational factors and their correlation with L2 proficiency | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Self-concept and L2 achievement | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Correlation researches | 第21页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Causal relationship researches | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第23-27页 |
| 3.1 Subjects | 第23页 |
| 3.2 Instruments | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2.1 Exam | 第23页 |
| 3.2.2 Questionnaire | 第23-24页 |
| 3.3 Procedures | 第24页 |
| 3.4 Subjective rating | 第24-25页 |
| 3.5 Measures for oral English accuracy | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第27-44页 |
| 4.1 EFL learners’desire for the accuracy of oral English | 第27-31页 |
| 4.1.1 The status quo of EFL learners’desire for the accuracy of oral English | 第27-28页 |
| 4.1.2 Clusters of EFL learners’desire for specific aspects of ora English accuracy | 第28-31页 |
| 4.2 Correlation between EFL learners’desire for the accuracy of oral English and the accuracy of their oral English performanc | 第31-35页 |
| 4.2.1 General correlation | 第31-33页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison of correlation strength between two groups | 第33-35页 |
| 4.3 The correlation between EFL learners’desire for the accuracy of oral English and their oral English proficiency | 第35-39页 |
| 4.3.1 General correlation | 第35-37页 |
| 4.3.2 Comparison of correlation strength among different English proficiency groups | 第37-39页 |
| 4.4 The male students’desire for the accuracy of oral English and that of the female students | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第44-47页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the major findings | 第44-45页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the study | 第45页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study | 第45-46页 |
| 5.4 Directions for future studies | 第46-47页 |
| References | 第47-52页 |
| Appendix I Questionnaire for students’desir for the accuracy of oral Engish | 第52页 |
