| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research Questions and Significance of the Study | 第12-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| ·The Definition of Autonomous Learning | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Theoretical Basis of Autonomous Learning | 第18-20页 |
| ·Constructivist Approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·Humanistic Psychology | 第19-20页 |
| ·Cognitive Psychology | 第20页 |
| ·Research at Home and Abroad | 第20-27页 |
| ·Research Abroad | 第20-23页 |
| ·Research at Home | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第27-33页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Instruments | 第28-31页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第29-30页 |
| ·Interviews to students and English teachers | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第31-32页 |
| ·The reliability of the questionnaire | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four The Results Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第33-52页 |
| ·The Current Status of EAL in Rural Junior Middle School | 第33-47页 |
| ·Learning Motivation | 第33-36页 |
| ·Learning Content | 第36-37页 |
| ·Learning Time | 第37-38页 |
| ·Learning methods | 第38-40页 |
| ·Learning Process | 第40-42页 |
| ·Learning outcomes | 第42-43页 |
| ·Learning environment | 第43-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-47页 |
| ·All the analysis results of autonomic learning ability subscales of each dimension | 第47-48页 |
| ·The comparison of English autonomous learning ability of the junior middle school students of different gender | 第48-49页 |
| ·The comparison of English autonomous learning ability of the junior middle school students in different middle schools | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary of interview | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion and Suggestions | 第52-67页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第52页 |
| ·The Factors that Hold Back EAL in Rural Middle School | 第52-57页 |
| ·Teacher-Centered Classroom Teaching | 第53-55页 |
| ·Exam-Oriented Educational System | 第55-57页 |
| ·Suggestions for Cultivating Students’ English autonomous learning ability in Junior Middle School | 第57-67页 |
| ·Suggestions for English Teachers | 第57-60页 |
| ·Learners’ Strategy Training | 第60-62页 |
| ·Make Use of Extracurricular Resources | 第62-63页 |
| ·Learners’ Control over Motivation | 第63-66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| ·Implications | 第67-68页 |
| ·Implications for Students | 第67页 |
| ·Implications for Teachers | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第68-70页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第68-69页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix | 第70-76页 |
| References | 第76-78页 |
| 致谢 | 第78页 |
