| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·The situation of English learning as a foreign language in China | 第14页 |
| ·The problems of freshmen encountering in English learning in the transitional stage | 第14-17页 |
| ·The current problems of the freshmen | 第14-16页 |
| ·The necessity of the guidelines and directions | 第16-17页 |
| ·An overview of the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第19-31页 |
| ·Main introduction of the concept and the developing trends of autonomy in EL | 第19-21页 |
| ·Term of learner autonomy | 第19页 |
| ·The current situations in EFL in China and trends. | 第19-20页 |
| ·The methods to improve the ability of learner autonomy (LA) | 第20-21页 |
| ·Learner autonomy in education | 第21-28页 |
| ·The definition of learner autonomy and development abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·Further descriptions and history of LA | 第23-25页 |
| ·The features of LA and Some aspects about LA | 第25-26页 |
| ·Function of Autonomy | 第26-27页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of Autonomy | 第27-28页 |
| ·The development of LA in China | 第28-29页 |
| ·The limitations of the former researches and the aims of the current study | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical base of the study | 第31-42页 |
| ·The theory basis of LA | 第31-35页 |
| ·Krashen’s hypothesis | 第31-32页 |
| ·Metacognitive strategy | 第32-33页 |
| ·Interactionism | 第33-34页 |
| ·Constructive theory | 第34-35页 |
| ·Dominant Approaches of Learner Autonomy | 第35-40页 |
| ·The approaches fostering LA | 第35-36页 |
| ·The theory of cooperative learning | 第36-37页 |
| ·The features and function of CL | 第37-40页 |
| ·The relationship of the two theories | 第40页 |
| ·The role and guidance of the teachers | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design | 第42-49页 |
| ·The aim and nature of the research design | 第42页 |
| ·Participants of the research | 第42页 |
| ·Instruments | 第42-44页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第42-43页 |
| ·Interview | 第43页 |
| ·Data collection instrument | 第43-44页 |
| ·Procedure of the data collection | 第44页 |
| ·Descriptive Data | 第44页 |
| ·Reliability | 第44页 |
| ·Procedure of data processing | 第44-45页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis | 第44页 |
| ·Statistical Analyses | 第44-45页 |
| ·The content and procedures of the two researches | 第45-49页 |
| ·The first research | 第45-46页 |
| ·The second research | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Data presentation and discussion | 第49-80页 |
| ·Questionnaires and analysis | 第49-59页 |
| ·The first questionnaire conducted before the first research | 第49-51页 |
| ·The second questionnaire conducted after the first research | 第51-53页 |
| ·The third questionnaire conducted before the second research | 第53-56页 |
| ·The fourth questionnaire conducted after the second research | 第56-58页 |
| ·The implication of interview analysis | 第58-59页 |
| ·Data processing procedure | 第59-60页 |
| ·Descriptive data | 第59页 |
| ·Item analysis | 第59页 |
| ·Reliability | 第59页 |
| ·Statistical analyses | 第59-60页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第60-80页 |
| ·Data description and correlation analyses | 第60-70页 |
| ·Analyses of variances and multiple comparisons | 第70-76页 |
| ·Regression analysis | 第76页 |
| ·Discussion | 第76-80页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第80-85页 |
| ·Main findings | 第80-82页 |
| ·Implications | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第83-84页 |
| ·Further research suggestions | 第84-85页 |
| Symbols and Abbreviations | 第85-86页 |
| Reference | 第86-92页 |
| Appendix 1 O’Malley and Chamot’s Classification of Learning Strategies | 第92-94页 |
| Appendix 2 Questionnaire | 第94-101页 |
| Appendix 3 Cooperative learning plan in groups | 第101-103页 |
