| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Overview of the present thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| ·Learner autonomy | 第14-22页 |
| ·Theoretical foundations for learner autonomy | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definitions of learner autonomy | 第16-18页 |
| ·Degrees of learner autonomy | 第18-19页 |
| ·Factors that influence learner autonomy | 第19-21页 |
| ·Attitudes and learner autonomy | 第20页 |
| ·Motivation and learner autonomy | 第20-21页 |
| ·Teacher roles in learner autonomy | 第21页 |
| ·Approaches to promote learner autonomy | 第21-22页 |
| ·Learner beliefs about learner autonomy | 第22-27页 |
| ·Importance of studying learner beliefs about learner autonomy | 第22页 |
| ·Relevant researches on learners’beliefs about learner autonomy at home and abroad | 第22-27页 |
| ·Relevant researches on learners’beliefs about learner autonomy overseas | 第23-24页 |
| ·Relevant researches on learners’beliefs about learner autonomy at home | 第24-25页 |
| ·Relevant researches on the beliefs about learner autonomy between proficient students and less proficient students at home | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第27-30页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Instrument | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第30-51页 |
| ·Research question 1:What are the general beliefs held by Chinese senior middle school students about learner autonomy? | 第30-43页 |
| ·Role of the teacher | 第30-32页 |
| ·Role of feedback | 第32-34页 |
| ·Sense of self-efficacy | 第34-36页 |
| ·Important strategies | 第36-38页 |
| ·The nature of language | 第38-41页 |
| ·Learner independence | 第41-43页 |
| ·Research question 2:Are there any differences in the beliefs about learner autonomy between proficient students and less proficient students? | 第43-47页 |
| ·Sense of self-efficacy | 第43-44页 |
| ·Important strategies | 第44-45页 |
| ·The nature of language | 第45-46页 |
| ·Learner independence | 第46-47页 |
| ·Research question 3: What is the relationship between students’beliefs about learner autonomy and their English proficiency? | 第47-51页 |
| ·Relation between sense of self-efficacy and English proficiency | 第47-48页 |
| ·Relation between important strategies and English proficiency | 第48-49页 |
| ·Relation between the nature of language and English proficiency | 第49页 |
| ·Relation between learner independence and English proficiency | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Implications | 第51-56页 |
| ·Summary of major findings in this study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Findings regarding the general beliefs about learner autonomy among Chinese senior middle school students | 第51页 |
| ·Findings regarding the major belief differences between proficient students and less proficient students | 第51-52页 |
| ·Findings regarding the relationship between learners’beliefs about learner autonomy and English proficiency | 第52页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications for English teaching and learning | 第52-55页 |
| ·Implications for learners | 第52-53页 |
| ·Implications for teachers | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implications for schools | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-63页 |
| Publications | 第63页 |
