| Declaration | 第1-4页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract In English | 第5-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·General description of my study | 第13页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Overall structure of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-35页 |
| ·Definition of key terms | 第17-24页 |
| ·Definitions of learner autonomy | 第17-21页 |
| ·Definitions of similar terms about learner autonomy | 第21-22页 |
| ·Definitions of autonomous learners | 第22-24页 |
| ·Theoretical framework for learner autonomy in English learning | 第24-32页 |
| ·Cognitive psychology | 第24-25页 |
| ·Humanistic psychology | 第25-29页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第29-32页 |
| ·Review of previous studies at home and abroad | 第32-35页 |
| ·Previous studies abroad | 第32-33页 |
| ·Previous studies at home | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第35-42页 |
| ·Research questions | 第35页 |
| ·Research designs | 第35-42页 |
| ·Quantitative design | 第35-39页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instrument | 第36-38页 |
| ·Data collection | 第38页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第38-39页 |
| ·Qualitative design | 第39-42页 |
| ·Subjects | 第39-40页 |
| ·Instrument | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data collection and data analysis | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第42-62页 |
| ·Current state of affairs of non-English majors’autonomous Learning | 第42-54页 |
| ·Understanding of the relevant basic concepts | 第42-44页 |
| ·Process of autonomous learning | 第44-52页 |
| ·Goal-setting | 第44-45页 |
| ·Plan-making | 第45-47页 |
| ·Material-selecting and strategy-employing | 第47-50页 |
| ·Monitoring and evaluating | 第50-51页 |
| ·Availability of necessary resources in self-access centers (SACs).. | 第51-52页 |
| ·Students’attitudes toward autonomous learning | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| ·Underlying factors for the present state of affairs of the English autonomous learning | 第54-62页 |
| ·Unsystematic knowledge of autonomous learning | 第54-55页 |
| ·Lack of intrinsic motivation | 第55-57页 |
| ·Lack of self-confidence | 第57页 |
| ·Lack of professional training of effective strategies | 第57-58页 |
| ·Negative effects of examination-oriented system | 第58-59页 |
| ·Inadequacies of resources in SACs | 第59-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Major findings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implications | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations for the research | 第64页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第64-65页 |
| References | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix I | 第68-72页 |
| Appendix II | 第72-75页 |
