| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| A List of Tables in the Thesis | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-33页 |
| ·Motivation in Foreign Language Learning(FLL) | 第14-17页 |
| ·Gardner's Concept of Motivation | 第14-15页 |
| ·Gardner's Classification of Motivation | 第15-16页 |
| ·Factors Influencing Motivation Orientation | 第16-17页 |
| ·Learning Strategies in FLL | 第17-20页 |
| ·Definitions of Learning Strategies | 第17页 |
| ·Oxford's Classification of Learning Strategies | 第17-18页 |
| ·Significance of Learning Strategies | 第18-19页 |
| ·Factors Influencing Choice of Strategy Use | 第19-20页 |
| ·English Teaching in Senior Middle Schools in China | 第20-33页 |
| ·A Brief Review of the History | 第20-21页 |
| ·New Senior English Curricula Standards(NSECS) | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Design of NSECS | 第21页 |
| ·Basic Ideas of NSECS | 第21-22页 |
| ·Implications for Teaching | 第22-23页 |
| ·Grammar-Translation Method(GTM) | 第23-26页 |
| ·Characteristics of GTM | 第23-24页 |
| ·Roles of Teachers and Learners | 第24页 |
| ·Evaluation of GTM | 第24-26页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) | 第26-33页 |
| ·View of Language,Language Learning and Teachers' Role | 第26-27页 |
| ·Characteristics of CLT | 第27-28页 |
| ·Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT) | 第28-29页 |
| ·Teachers' Attitudes toward CLT | 第29-30页 |
| ·Evaluation of CLT | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Method | 第33-39页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34-36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data Analysis Procedure | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第39-62页 |
| ·Comparison of Learning Motivation between Urban and Rural Students | 第39-44页 |
| ·General Comparison of Motivation Scales | 第39-41页 |
| ·Comparison of Individual Items in Desire to Learn English | 第41-42页 |
| ·Comparison of Individual Items in Motivational Orientation | 第42-43页 |
| ·Comparison of Individual Items in English Course Evaluation | 第43-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44页 |
| ·Comparison of Learning Strategy Use between Urban and Rural Students | 第44-50页 |
| ·General Comparison of Learning Strategy Use | 第44-46页 |
| ·Comparison of Individual Items in Strategy Use | 第46-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50页 |
| ·Reasons for the Differences in Motivation and Learning Strategy Use between Urban and Rural Students | 第50-62页 |
| ·Comparison of the Differences in the School Context | 第50-52页 |
| ·Comparison of the Differences in Teachers | 第52-62页 |
| ·Comparison of the Differences in Attitudes to the Communicative Approach | 第53-56页 |
| ·Comparison of the Differences in Teaching Method | 第56-60页 |
| ·Reasons for the Discrepancy between Teachers' Teaching Practice and their Stated Attitudes | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-70页 |
| Appendices | 第70-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 高中生英语学习情况调查问卷 | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ 高中英语教师教学理念调查问卷 | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ 教师访谈提纲 | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Independent T-test for Students' Motivation and Strategy Use | 第77-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Independent T-test for Teachers' Attitudes to the Communicative Approach | 第80页 |
