| Abstract (in English) | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第16-29页 |
| ·Theories of Learners' Beliefs about Foreign Language Learning | 第16-18页 |
| ·Metacognition | 第16-17页 |
| ·Kinds of MK | 第17-18页 |
| ·Definitions and Characteristics of Learners' Beliefs | 第18-20页 |
| ·Definitions of Learners' Beliefs | 第18-20页 |
| ·Characteristics of Learners' Beliefs | 第20页 |
| ·Previous Research on Belief | 第20-27页 |
| ·Studies concerning Belief in Other Countries | 第21-26页 |
| ·Studies on Beliefs in China | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Significance of the Current Study | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two Methodology | 第29-36页 |
| ·Objectives | 第29页 |
| ·Participants | 第29-30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30-33页 |
| ·Foreign Language Learner Belief Questionnaire | 第30-32页 |
| ·Proficiency Tests of English Indicating Students' Achievement | 第32-33页 |
| ·Procedure | 第33-36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第33页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Three Results and Discussion | 第36-62页 |
| ·Description of the Subject Beliefs about Language Learning as a Whole | 第36-45页 |
| ·A General Evaluation of the Subject Beliefs about the Language Nature | 第37-39页 |
| ·A General Evaluation of the Subject Beliefs about Language Skills | 第39-40页 |
| ·A General Evaluation of the Subject Beliefs about Teaching | 第40-42页 |
| ·A General Evaluation of the Subject Beliefs about Learning Strategy | 第42-44页 |
| ·A General Evaluation of the Subject Beliefs about Motivations | 第44-45页 |
| ·A Comparison between High and Low Achiever Groups about Beliefs | 第45-53页 |
| ·A Description of High and Low Language Achiever Belief Similarities in terms of Language Nature and Motivations | 第47-48页 |
| ·A Description of High and Low Achiever Belief Differences in terms of Language Teaching | 第48-50页 |
| ·A Description of High and Low Achiever Belief Differences in terms of Language Learning Strategy | 第50-52页 |
| ·A Description of High and Low Achiever Belief Differences in terms of Language Skills | 第52-53页 |
| ·Discussion | 第53-62页 |
| ·The Overall Picture of Chinese High School Students' Beliefs about Foreign Language Learning: A Mixture of Understandings and Misunderstandings | 第53-57页 |
| ·Favorable Beliefs among the Subjects | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limited Beliefs among the Subjects | 第55-57页 |
| ·Limited Beliefs about the Nature of English | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limited Beliefs about Language Skills | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limited Beliefs about Motivational Beliefs | 第57页 |
| ·The Major Differences of High Achiever and Low Achiever in Teaching and Learning Strategy Beliefs: High Achievers' Readiness for Learning Autonomy | 第57-60页 |
| ·Differences in Beliefs about Teaching | 第58-59页 |
| ·Differences in Beliefs about Learning Strategy | 第59-60页 |
| ·Factors Affecting Learner Beliefs: the Possible Sources | 第60-62页 |
| ·Learning Experiences | 第60-61页 |
| ·Personality Factors | 第61页 |
| ·Established School Tradition | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Four Implications | 第62-68页 |
| ·Promoting Both the Teachers' and Students' Awareness for the Importance of Learning Beliefs | 第62-64页 |
| ·Underlining the Attention to the Importance of Students' Negative Beliefs: Ways to Cultivate Learners'Beliefs | 第64-66页 |
| ·Strategy training | 第64-66页 |
| ·Learning Diary | 第65页 |
| ·Persuasive communication | 第65-66页 |
| ·Taking the Differences between Teachers' and Students' Beliefs into Consideration | 第66-68页 |
| Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80-81页 |
