| Contents | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·Definition of motivation | 第13-15页 |
| ·Early psychological views on motivation | 第15-17页 |
| ·Achievement motivation | 第16页 |
| ·Optimal arousal | 第16-17页 |
| ·Cognitive views of motivation | 第17-22页 |
| ·Attribution theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Self-efficacy theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Expectancy and value theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Goal theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·A social constructivist perspective of motivation | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Related Motivation Theories Significant to Foreign Language Learning | 第24-33页 |
| ·Affective filter hypothesis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Maslow's hierarchy of needs | 第25-27页 |
| ·Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Integrative motivation and instrumental motivation | 第28-29页 |
| ·The foreign language motivation construct | 第29-32页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第32-33页 |
| ChapterⅣ A Survey: Rural Senior High School Students' Motivation in Foreign Language Learning | 第33-38页 |
| ·Research design | 第33-36页 |
| ·Method | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| ·Interview | 第34页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data collection | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data analysis of the questionnaire | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter V Discussion on the Major Findings | 第38-53页 |
| ·Findings from the first section of the questionnaire | 第38-43页 |
| ·Findings from the second section of the questionnaire | 第43-48页 |
| ·Findings of the interview | 第48-50页 |
| ·Discussion | 第50-53页 |
| ·Summary of factors analysis | 第50-52页 |
| ·Implications from the survey | 第52-53页 |
| ChapterVI Suggestions for Foreign Language Teaching | 第53-65页 |
| ·Generating students' motivation | 第53-58页 |
| ·Creating a friendly and active classroom atmosphere | 第53-54页 |
| ·Adapting tasks to students'interest | 第54-56页 |
| ·Designing appropriate competition | 第56-57页 |
| ·Offering an authentic English learning environment | 第57-58页 |
| ·Maintaining and protecting students' motivation | 第58-65页 |
| ·Activating students' achievement motivation | 第58页 |
| ·Offering successful experience | 第58-59页 |
| ·Offering proper and immediate feedback to students' responses | 第59-61页 |
| ·Modifying traditional teaching method | 第61-62页 |
| ·Fostering students' positive attributions | 第62-63页 |
| ·Building up an appropriate teacher-student relationship | 第63-65页 |
| ChapterⅦ Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-72页 |
| Appendix | 第72-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
| 攻读教育硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第76页 |
