| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-15页 |
| ·Orientation and significance of the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-36页 |
| ·Studies of learning strategies | 第17-27页 |
| ·Background of learning strategies | 第17-20页 |
| ·Definitions of learning strategies | 第20-22页 |
| ·Classifications of learning strategies | 第22-27页 |
| ·Studies of attribution theory | 第27-33页 |
| ·Development of attribution theory | 第28-31页 |
| ·Consequences of attributions | 第31-33页 |
| ·Studies of the relationship between causal attributions and language learning strategies | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第36-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36-37页 |
| ·Instruments | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis procedures | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第40-51页 |
| ·Results and discussions of research question 1 | 第40-44页 |
| ·General tendencies in strategy use | 第40-42页 |
| ·Correlation between strategy use and proficiency | 第42-44页 |
| ·Results and discussions of research question 2 | 第44-47页 |
| ·General tendencies in causal attributions | 第44-45页 |
| ·Correlation between causal attributions and proficiency | 第45-47页 |
| ·Results and discussions of research question3 | 第47-51页 |
| ·Correlation between learning strategies and causal attributions | 第47-48页 |
| ·Best predictors of learning strategies | 第48-49页 |
| ·Causal models of learning strategies based on causal attributions | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-58页 |
| ·Main findings | 第51-52页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第52-55页 |
| ·The role of strategies training | 第52-54页 |
| ·The role of attributional retraining | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions for future study | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-63页 |
| Appendix 英语学习调查问卷表 | 第63-66页 |
