| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| A List of Tables and Figures | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| ·Current Situation of College Students'Oral Ability | 第14-18页 |
| ·Poor Oral English and Silent Classroom in Colleges | 第14-15页 |
| ·Lack of Autonomy among Students | 第15-16页 |
| ·Input-Based Learning Culture:Grammar Translation Teaching Mode | 第16-17页 |
| ·Obedient Students and Unbalanced Skills | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第18-19页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-42页 |
| ·Spoken English Teaching and Learning | 第20-23页 |
| ·Current Teaching and Learning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Characteristics of Successful English Speakers | 第21页 |
| ·Improving Speaking Skills in Practice | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Output Hypothesis and Autonomy | 第22-23页 |
| ·Learning Autonomy | 第23-30页 |
| ·What is Learner Autonomy | 第23-24页 |
| ·Theoretical Background of Learner Autonomy | 第24-27页 |
| ·Humanistic Psychology and Constructivism | 第27-28页 |
| ·Maslow's Self-actualization Theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Previous Research and Current Development in China | 第29页 |
| ·Autonomy and Culture | 第29-30页 |
| ·Significance of Autonomy | 第30-34页 |
| ·Learning Strategies and Autonomy | 第31-32页 |
| ·Individual Differences Among Learners | 第32-33页 |
| ·Language Learning Aptitude | 第32页 |
| ·Cognitive Styles | 第32-33页 |
| ·Wider Educational Goal and Practical Societal Needs | 第33页 |
| ·Requirements of Quality-Oriented Education | 第33-34页 |
| ·Internal and External Factors Crucial to Learner Autonomy | 第34-38页 |
| ·The Desire to Learn | 第34-35页 |
| ·A Robust Sense of Self | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Management of the Learning Process | 第36页 |
| ·Independence | 第36-37页 |
| ·A Strategic Engagement with Learning and Metacognitive Strategy | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Capacity of Negotiation | 第38页 |
| ·The Task-Based Approach | 第38-42页 |
| ·Definition of Task | 第38-39页 |
| ·Task-Based Classroom and Autonomy | 第39-41页 |
| ·Implementation of Tasks | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第42-63页 |
| ·Introduction | 第42页 |
| ·Participants | 第42-44页 |
| ·Instruments and procedure | 第44-51页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第44-45页 |
| ·Treatments of The Participants | 第45-46页 |
| ·Oral Tests | 第46-47页 |
| ·Interviews | 第47页 |
| ·The First Spoken English Proficiency Test | 第47页 |
| ·Training procedure | 第47-51页 |
| ·Encouraging Students to Speak | 第48页 |
| ·Enhancing Learning Strategies in Classroom | 第48-49页 |
| ·Integrating Listening and Speaking | 第49-50页 |
| ·Assignments and Weekly Report | 第50-51页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Results | 第51-63页 |
| ·Results of the Questionnaire | 第51-56页 |
| ·Results of the First Oral English Proficiency Test | 第56-57页 |
| ·Results of the Second Oral English Proficiency Test | 第57页 |
| ·Comparison of the Two Oral Tests | 第57-63页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Research Findings and Implications | 第63-75页 |
| ·External Barriers for Promoting Learner Autonomy | 第63-64页 |
| ·Unfavorable Environment and Lower Intrinsic Motivation | 第63页 |
| ·The Examination System | 第63-64页 |
| ·The Teacher's Style of Teaching | 第64页 |
| ·Internal Barriers for Promoting Learner Autonomy | 第64-69页 |
| ·Personality Factors | 第64-65页 |
| ·Learning Culture and Learning Styles | 第65-69页 |
| ·Promoting Learner Autonomy in Chinese Background | 第69-75页 |
| ·We Should Establish Learner-centered, Task-based Classroom | 第69-70页 |
| ·We Should Create the Input-output-balanced Classroom | 第70页 |
| ·We Should Create a Supportive Environment | 第70-71页 |
| ·We Should Maximize the Teacher's Positive Role in Classroom | 第71-72页 |
| ·We Should help the Students build Self-confidence by Using Cooperating Learning | 第72页 |
| ·We Should Help the Students Select Strategies Suitable to Them and Be Aware of Their New Role | 第72-73页 |
| ·We Should Help Students Develop Learner Autonomy | 第73-75页 |
| ·Setting Proper Long-term Goals | 第73页 |
| ·Setting Short-term Goals | 第73-74页 |
| ·Developing Strategies Awareness | 第74-75页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusions and Limitation | 第75-77页 |
| Appendix 英语学习者自主调查问卷 | 第77-79页 |
| References | 第79-83页 |
| 原创性声明 | 第83页 |
| 关于学位论文使用授权的声明 | 第83-84页 |
| 中文详细摘要 | 第84-95页 |