| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Lists of tables | 第8-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第12页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the study | 第12页 |
| 1.4 An overview of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of the literature | 第13-25页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of self-concept | 第13页 |
| 2.2 Recent research on self-concept and its relation to Academic achievement | 第13-18页 |
| 2.2.1 The frame of reference model | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2.2 The correlation between self-concept and academic achievement | 第14-18页 |
| 2.3 Recent Research on Self-Concept and its relation to Other Factors | 第18-22页 |
| 2.3.1 Self-concept and gender | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.2 Self-concept and age | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3.3 Self-concept and its relation to school environment | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4 Several Instruments for the Measurement of self-concept | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4.1 The review of major self-concept instruments | 第22页 |
| 2.4.2 Multidimensional Self-Concept Scale (MSCS) | 第22-23页 |
| 2.5 Research on the English Self-concept in China | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第25-28页 |
| 3.1 The affective factors in second language acquisition | 第25页 |
| 3.2 Symbolic Interaction Theory | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3 Hierarchical Model | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 4 The Study | 第28-33页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第28-29页 |
| 4.2 Conceptual Framework for the Present Study | 第29-30页 |
| 4.3 Research Design | 第30-33页 |
| 4.3.1 Participant | 第31页 |
| 4.3.2 Instrumentation | 第31页 |
| 4.3.3 Procedures | 第31-33页 |
| 4.3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第31-32页 |
| 4.3.3.2 Data Collection and statistical analysis | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第33-50页 |
| 5.1 Studies on General Self-concept for both kinds of middle school students | 第33-38页 |
| 5.1.1 The state of affairs in urban middle school students | 第33-36页 |
| 5.1.1.1 The diversity in grade | 第33页 |
| 5.1.1.2 Comparison in gender | 第33-34页 |
| 5.1.1.3 The analysis of variance of specific self-concept for three grades | 第34-36页 |
| 5.1.2 The state of affairs in rural middle school students | 第36-38页 |
| 5.1.2.1 The variation analysis in grade | 第36页 |
| 5.1.2.2 The variation analysis in gender | 第36-37页 |
| 5.1.2.3 The analysis of variance of specific self-concept in gender | 第37-38页 |
| 5.2 The comparison of self-concept between urban and rural school | 第38-41页 |
| 5.2.1 The comparison between academic and non-academic self-concept | 第38-39页 |
| 5.2.2 Comparison of specific English self-concept in grades | 第39-41页 |
| 5.2.2.1 Comparison of specific self-concept in Grade one | 第39-40页 |
| 5.2.2.2 Comparison of specific English self-concept in Grade two | 第40页 |
| 5.2.2.3 Comparison of specific English self-concept in Grade three | 第40-41页 |
| 5.3 Analysis and discussion on self-concept for junior high school students | 第41-43页 |
| 5.3.1 Its development and trend | 第41-42页 |
| 5.3.2 Discussion about the variability of self-concept between girl and boy | 第42页 |
| 5.3.3 The analysis and discussion of self-concept between urban and rural school student | 第42-43页 |
| 5.4 Relationship between English self-concept and English achievement | 第43-45页 |
| 5.5 Studies on English self-concept and English achievement for urban middle school students | 第45-50页 |
| 5.5.1 Comparison between English self-concept and English achievement for grades | 第46-47页 |
| 5.5.2 Comparison between English self-concept and English achievement for gender | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第50-55页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第50-53页 |
| 6.1.1 The characters of self-concept for junior middle school students | 第50-51页 |
| 6.1.2 Analysis of the academic self-concept | 第51页 |
| 6.1.3 The relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement | 第51-52页 |
| 6.1.4 English self-concept and English achievement | 第52-53页 |
| 6.2 Implications for English teaching and learning | 第53页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the present study and suggestions for future research | 第53-55页 |
| References | 第55-61页 |
| Appendix: Self-Concept Questionnaire for Middle School Students | 第61-65页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第65页 |
