| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Necessity and Purpose of the Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Present Paper | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-29页 |
| 2.1 Learning Difficulties | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1.1 The Concept of Learning Difficulties | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Researches on Students with Learning Difficulties | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Students with English Learning Difficulties | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Language Anxiety | 第20-27页 |
| 2.2.1 General Research on Anxiety | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Anxiety in Foreign Language Learning | 第21-27页 |
| 2.3 Krashen's Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第29-34页 |
| 3.1 Participants | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Instruments | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Questionnaires | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Semi-structured Interview | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Procedures | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3.1 Phase 1 questionnaires | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3.2 Phase 2 interview | 第33页 |
| 3.3.3 Phase 3 data collection and analysis | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第34-52页 |
| 4.1 The Possible Relationship between Language Anxiety and English Learning Difficulties | 第34-40页 |
| 4.2 The Possible Relationship between English Learning Anxiety and Family Background | 第40-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of the Family Background Variables | 第40-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Family Background Variables that may Cause English Learning Anxiety | 第44-48页 |
| 4.3 The Possible Relationship between English Learning Anxiety and Shifting from Primary School to Middle School | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-61页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2 Implications for EFL Teaching | 第53-59页 |
| 5.2.1 Countermeasures to Alleviate Language Learning Anxiety | 第53-58页 |
| 5.2.2 Countermeasures to Overcome English Learning Difficulties | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第59-61页 |
| Reference | 第61-65页 |
| Appendixes | 第65-73页 |
| Appendix1. Factors Affecting Middle School Students' English Learning Difficulties | 第65-69页 |
| Appendix2. Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) | 第69-72页 |
| Appendix3. Questions of the interview | 第72-73页 |
| Paper Published During Study | 第73页 |
