| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aims of the research | 第12页 |
| ·Layout of the paper | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第14-33页 |
| ·Foreign language anxiety | 第14-22页 |
| ·Definition of anxiety | 第14-15页 |
| ·Definition of foreign language learning anxiety | 第15-16页 |
| ·Components of foreign language anxiety | 第16-17页 |
| ·Source of foreign language anxiety | 第17-20页 |
| ·Effects of foreign language anxiety on language achievement | 第20-22页 |
| ·Under-achievers | 第22-26页 |
| ·Definition of under-achiever | 第22-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of under-achiever | 第23页 |
| ·The cause of under-achiever | 第23-26页 |
| ·Internal cause | 第24页 |
| ·External cause | 第24-26页 |
| ·Theoretical foundation | 第26-29页 |
| ·Krashen’ Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第26-27页 |
| ·Attribution theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第28-29页 |
| ·Previous research on foreign language learning anxiety | 第29-33页 |
| ·Previous research on foreign language learning anxiety abroad | 第29-31页 |
| ·Previous research on foreign language learning anxiety at home | 第31-32页 |
| ·Comment | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Research Design | 第33-37页 |
| ·Research questions | 第33页 |
| ·Purpose | 第33-34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34-37页 |
| ·QuestionnaireⅠ | 第34-35页 |
| ·QuestionnaireⅡ | 第35页 |
| ·Interview | 第35-36页 |
| ·Procedure | 第36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Results and Analysis | 第37-46页 |
| ·Results and the analysis of the information from questionnaireⅠ | 第37-42页 |
| ·Results and the analysis of the information from questionnaireⅡ | 第42-43页 |
| ·Results and the analysis of the information from interview | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Findings and Suggestions | 第46-58页 |
| ·Findings | 第46-51页 |
| ·The under-achievers’ high English learning anxiety | 第46页 |
| ·The under-achievers’ high test anxiety | 第46-47页 |
| ·Factors from the questionnaires | 第47-49页 |
| ·Poor basic English knowledge | 第47-48页 |
| ·The new language learning environment | 第48页 |
| ·Unfamiliar teaching materials | 第48-49页 |
| ·Exercises beyond students’ understanding | 第49页 |
| ·Factors from the interview | 第49-51页 |
| ·Mismatch between junior and senior English teaching | 第49-50页 |
| ·Lack of self-confidence in English learning | 第50页 |
| ·Problems in learning English vocabulary | 第50-51页 |
| ·Suggestions to help under-achievers to reduce their learning anxiety | 第51-58页 |
| ·Counter-measures to the problems based on the questionnaires | 第51-54页 |
| ·Improvement of the students’ basic English knowledge | 第51-52页 |
| ·Helping students adjust themselves to the new learning environment | 第52-53页 |
| ·Helping students understand the structure of the new Textbook | 第53-54页 |
| ·Choosing the proper exercise | 第54页 |
| ·Counter-measures to the problems based on the interview | 第54-58页 |
| ·Establishment of the interconnection between Junior and Senior English teaching | 第54-55页 |
| ·Helping students build up self-confidence | 第55-56页 |
| ·Training the students’ strategies on memorizing the new words | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Implication | 第58页 |
| ·suggestions for the further studies | 第58页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第68-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
