| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·The Significance of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Key Questions of the Research | 第14页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16-17页 |
| ·What Is Motivation? | 第17-19页 |
| ·Main Challenges of Motivation Research | 第19-23页 |
| ·The Challenge of Consciousness and Unconsciousness | 第19页 |
| ·The Challenge of Cognition and Affect | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Challenge of Reduction and Comprehensiveness | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Challenge of “Parallel Multiplicity” | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Challenge of Context | 第23页 |
| ·The Challenge of Time | 第23页 |
| ·The Classification of Motivation | 第23-26页 |
| ·Gardner’s Integrative vs. Instrumental Motivation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation | 第25-26页 |
| ·Theories of Motivation in Psychology | 第26-30页 |
| ·Expectancy-value Theory | 第26-29页 |
| ·Expectancy of Success | 第27-29页 |
| ·Value | 第29页 |
| ·Goal-setting Theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·A Sociocultural View of Motivation and Reading | 第30-31页 |
| ·Chinese Scholar’s Studies of Motivation | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 A Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第33-42页 |
| ·The Definition of Reading | 第33页 |
| ·The Importance of Reading | 第33-34页 |
| ·Motivation to Read in First Language Reading | 第34-37页 |
| ·Reading and Motivation | 第37-38页 |
| ·Reading and Attitude | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Role of Context and Sociocultural Factors in Reading | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第42-45页 |
| ·The Research Hypothesis | 第42页 |
| ·Objectives | 第42-43页 |
| ·Instruments | 第43页 |
| ·Subjects | 第43页 |
| ·Procedures | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Data Analysis | 第45-54页 |
| ·Introduction | 第45页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第45-53页 |
| ·The Estimated Marginal Means of Motivation | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion | 第54-60页 |
| ·Approaches to Train Students’Motivation in Reading | 第54-58页 |
| ·Create a Harmonious and Natural Teaching Environment | 第54-56页 |
| ·Improve the Comprehensive Qualities of Teachers | 第54-55页 |
| ·Make Efforts to Create a Natural Learning Environment | 第55页 |
| ·Cultivate the Proper Degree Sense of Anxiety | 第55-56页 |
| ·Stimulate Students’Interest in LEFL | 第56-58页 |
| ·Convert Classroom Education into Entertainment | 第56-57页 |
| ·Strengthen Cultural Instruction in Class | 第57-58页 |
| ·Help Students to Treat Prior English Proficiency | 第58页 |
| ·Set up Proper Goals | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions | 第60-63页 |
| ·Major Findings and Conclusions | 第60-61页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第61页 |
| ·Limitations for the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第61-63页 |
| References | 第63-67页 |
| Appendices | 第67-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
