| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract in English | 第8-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Reasons for the Present Study | 第12-15页 |
| ·Requirements of English Education | 第12页 |
| ·Demands of the Theory in English Teaching and Learning | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Latest Information from Researches Published on Major English Journals | 第13-14页 |
| ·Special English Learning Situation of Non-English Major Freshmen | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Questions of the Present Study | 第15页 |
| ·Research Significance of the Present Study | 第15页 |
| ·An Overall Structure of the Present Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation for ELA | 第17-18页 |
| ·Affective Filter Hypothesis (AFH) | 第17页 |
| ·Humanistic Learning Theories | 第17-18页 |
| ·Definition and Types of Anxiety | 第18-21页 |
| ·Definitions of Anxiety | 第18-19页 |
| ·Types of Anxiety | 第19-21页 |
| ·Definition and Components of FL Anxiety | 第21-22页 |
| ·Definitions of FL Anxiety | 第21页 |
| ·Components of FL Anxiety | 第21-22页 |
| ·Brief Reviews of Researches on English Learning Anxiety | 第22-26页 |
| ·Overseas Studies on English Learning Anxiety | 第22-24页 |
| ·Studies in China on English Learning Anxiety | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第26-32页 |
| ·Subjects | 第26页 |
| ·Instruments | 第26-30页 |
| ·Questionnaire - English Learning Anxiety Scale | 第26-29页 |
| ·Calculation and Structure of ELAS | 第27-28页 |
| ·Reliability of the ELAS | 第28-29页 |
| ·Interviews | 第29页 |
| ·Test | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data | 第30-32页 |
| ·Data-collection | 第30页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第30-32页 |
| ·Quantitative Data Analysis | 第30页 |
| ·Qualitative Data Analysis | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Results, Findings and Analysis | 第32-48页 |
| ·Characteristics of ELA among Non-English Major Freshmen | 第32-33页 |
| ·Students’Anxiety on the Five Factors of ELAS | 第33-44页 |
| ·Students’Communication Apprehension | 第33-36页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis of Factor 1 | 第33-35页 |
| ·Answers from Corresponding Interviews on Factor 1 | 第35-36页 |
| ·Students’Anxiety on Test | 第36-38页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis of Factor 2 | 第36-37页 |
| ·Answers from Corresponding Interviews on Factor 2 | 第37-38页 |
| ·Students’Anxiety on Fear of Negative Evaluation | 第38-40页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis of Factor 3 | 第38-40页 |
| ·Answers from Corresponding Interviews on Factor 3 | 第40页 |
| ·Students’Anxiety on Negative Attitude toward English Class | 第40-42页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis of Factor 4 | 第40-41页 |
| ·Answers from Corresponding Interviews on Factor 4 | 第41-42页 |
| ·Students’Anxiety on Fear of Failing English Class | 第42-44页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis of Factor 5 | 第42-43页 |
| ·Answers from Corresponding Interviews on Factor 5 | 第43-44页 |
| ·Correlation Analysis between ELA and Students’English Achievement | 第44-45页 |
| ·English Learning Anxiety of Different Genders | 第45-48页 |
| ·Detailed Analysis of ELA between Male and Female Students | 第46页 |
| ·Findings and Discussion of ELA Differences between Males and Females | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Implications | 第48-56页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第48页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第48-56页 |
| ·Building up Freshmen’s Self-confidence | 第49-50页 |
| ·Making Proper Expectations | 第50页 |
| ·Guiding Freshmen to Reduce Test Anxiety by Proper Assessment | 第50-51页 |
| ·Creating a Pleasent Teaching and Learning Environment | 第51-52页 |
| ·Improving Students’English Cultural Knowledge | 第52-53页 |
| ·Reducing Peer Competition | 第53页 |
| ·Slowing Down the Pace of English Class | 第53-54页 |
| ·Noticing Gender Differences in Organizing Classroom Activities | 第54页 |
| ·Updating English Teachers’Professional Knowledge | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-65页 |
| Appendices | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix A | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix B | 第67-68页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Program | 第68-69页 |
