| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| List of Figures | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of This Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Statement of Research Problem | 第15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15页 |
| ·Significance of This Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Structure of This Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of Metacognition | 第17-27页 |
| ·Definitions of Metacognition | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classification of Metacognition | 第19-25页 |
| ·Metacognitive Knowledge | 第19-21页 |
| ·Metacognitive Strategies | 第21-25页 |
| ·Interaction between Metacognitive Knowledge and Metacognitive Strategies | 第25-26页 |
| ·Suggested Framework of Metacognition | 第26-27页 |
| ·Metacognition in ESL or EFL Research | 第27-33页 |
| ·Qualitative Studies on Metacognition in ESL or EFL Research | 第27-31页 |
| ·Metacognitive Knowledge and Second/foreign Language Proficiency | 第27-29页 |
| ·Metacognitive Strategies and Second/foreign Language Proficiency | 第29-31页 |
| ·Quantitative Studies on Metacognition in ESL or EFL Research | 第31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第33-38页 |
| ·Restatement of Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34-36页 |
| ·Metacognition Inventory | 第34-35页 |
| ·Achievement Scores in TEM4 | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedures | 第36页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第36页 |
| ·Administration of Metacognition Inventory | 第36页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第38-53页 |
| ·Results | 第38-45页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 1: Descriptive Results of Metacognition and its two Components | 第38-40页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 2: Correlations between Metacognition and Foreign Language Proficiency | 第40-41页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 3: Variance in the Components of MKandMS | 第41-45页 |
| ·Variance in the three components of MK | 第41-43页 |
| ·Variance in the three components of MS | 第43-45页 |
| ·Discussion | 第45-51页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question 1 | 第45-46页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question 2 | 第46-48页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question 3 | 第48-51页 |
| ·Discussion of the Variance in MK | 第48-49页 |
| ·Discussion of the Variance in MS | 第49-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions and Implications | 第53-58页 |
| ·Major Findings in This Study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of This Study | 第54-56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-63页 |
| Appendix | 第63-64页 |
