| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-37页 |
| ·Learner autonomy | 第17-27页 |
| ·Definition of learner autonomy | 第17-19页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of learner autonomy | 第19-22页 |
| ·Previous studies on learner autonomy both in China and abroad | 第22-27页 |
| ·Learning motivation | 第27-35页 |
| ·Classifications of learning motivation | 第27-32页 |
| ·Related studies on learning motivation in China and abroad | 第32-35页 |
| ·Researches on the relationship between autonomous learning and learning motivation | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第37-43页 |
| ·Research questions | 第37页 |
| ·Participants of the investigation | 第37-38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38-40页 |
| ·Learner autonomy questionnaire | 第39页 |
| ·Learning motivation questionnaire | 第39-40页 |
| ·Reliability of questionnaires | 第40-41页 |
| ·Administration of questionnaires | 第41-42页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第43-71页 |
| ·Overall description of subjects’ learning motivation and learner autonomy | 第43-56页 |
| ·Autonomous English learning competence | 第43-51页 |
| ·A brief view of postgraduates’understanding of teaching goals | 第45-46页 |
| ·A general description of postgraduates’competence in setting learning goals | 第46-47页 |
| ·A general description of postgraduates’use of learning strategies | 第47-48页 |
| ·A general description of postgraduates’monitoring of learning strategies | 第48-49页 |
| ·A general description of postgraduates’monitoring of learning process | 第49-51页 |
| ·Postgraduates’English learning motivation | 第51-56页 |
| ·A comparison of autonomous English learning competence between high and low motivation level groups | 第56-66页 |
| ·Comparison of the competence in understanding teaching goals between high level and low level motivation groups | 第58-59页 |
| ·Comparison of the competence in setting learning goals between high and low level motivation groups | 第59-60页 |
| ·Comparison of competence in the use of learning strategies between high-level and low-level motivation groups | 第60-62页 |
| ·Comparison of the competence in the monitoring of learning strategies between the two groups | 第62-63页 |
| ·Comparison of the competence in monitoring of learning process between the two groups | 第63-66页 |
| ·The relationship between learning motivation and learner autonomy | 第66-69页 |
| ·Multiple regression analysis of the influence of learning motivation on learner autonomy | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion and Implications | 第71-75页 |
| ·Research findings | 第71-72页 |
| ·Implications of the present study | 第72-74页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future research | 第74-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-81页 |
| Appendix I | 第81-84页 |
| Appendix II | 第84-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87-88页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的科研成果清单 | 第88页 |
