| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Characteristics of China’s English Learning Context | 第11-12页 |
| ·General Organization | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 1 A Review of Previous Researches on WTC | 第14-23页 |
| ·Studies of WTC on L1 and L2 | 第14-20页 |
| ·Studies of WTC on L1 | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies of WTC in L2 | 第16-20页 |
| ·Social Support and WTC | 第20-21页 |
| ·Age and WTC | 第21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 2 A Quantitative Study of High School Students’WTC | 第23-35页 |
| ·Investigation Design | 第23-26页 |
| ·Participants | 第23-24页 |
| ·Materials | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Pilot Study | 第25页 |
| ·Procedure | 第25-26页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第26-34页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第26页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis | 第26-29页 |
| ·Correlation Analysis | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Effects of Age on Correlations | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Answers of Opening Question | 第33-34页 |
| ·Questions Emerged from the Quantitative Research | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 3 A Qualitative Study of High School Students’WTC | 第35-54页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35页 |
| ·The Observation Record | 第35-38页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to the Observed Teachers | 第36页 |
| ·Teaching Device | 第36-37页 |
| ·Forms of English Class Activity | 第37页 |
| ·Students’Authentic Performance in English Class | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data Collected from Interviews | 第38-51页 |
| ·Participants | 第38-40页 |
| ·Procedure | 第40页 |
| ·Results of Interviews with Students | 第40-50页 |
| ·Results of Interviews with Teachers | 第50-51页 |
| ·Discussion | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter 4 A Report of High School Students’WTC and ImplicationsConclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Major Findings of High School Students’WTC | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications | 第55-57页 |
| ·To Develop Students’Self-confidence | 第55页 |
| ·To Encourage the Help among Classmates | 第55页 |
| ·To Design Tasks with Difficulty in Multi-levels | 第55-56页 |
| ·To Increase the Attractiveness of English Class | 第56页 |
| ·To Weaken Students’Face Idea | 第56页 |
| ·To Strengthen Students’Motivation in English learning | 第56-57页 |
| ·To Adjust Teachers’Role in Class | 第57页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第57-58页 |
| Notes | 第58-59页 |
| Works Cited | 第59-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-70页 |
| Appendix A 日常英语使用问卷调查 | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix B Descriptive Statistics of WTC in Each Group | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix C Correlations among Communication Variables and Social Supports of the Overall Sample | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix D Correlations among WTC, Communication Variablesl Social Supports of Each Group | 第69-70页 |
| Informative Chinese Abstract | 第70-77页 |
| Résuméand Publications since Entering the Program | 第77页 |
