| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATION | 第11-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research orientation | 第12-13页 |
| ·Reasons for the study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Practical reasons | 第13页 |
| ·Theoretical reasons | 第13-15页 |
| ·Contents of(?)emaining chapters | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-33页 |
| ·Motivation in psychology | 第16-23页 |
| ·Definition of motivation | 第16-17页 |
| ·Motivation theories in psychology | 第17-23页 |
| ·Study of L2 motivation | 第23-29页 |
| ·Traditional social psychological approach | 第23-26页 |
| ·Expansion of L2 motivation theories | 第26-29页 |
| ·Empirical studies on L2 motivation change | 第29-31页 |
| ·Limitations of current motivation studies | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER THREE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK | 第33-43页 |
| ·A synthesized approach to L2 motivation | 第33-35页 |
| ·Noels et al.'s conceptualization based on SDT | 第35-38页 |
| ·L2 self-efficacy | 第38-40页 |
| ·Motivationintensity | 第40-42页 |
| ·Justification of the synthesized approach | 第42-43页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR PILOT STUDY | 第43-53页 |
| ·Developing the motivation instrument | 第43-44页 |
| ·Subjects,procedure and data processing | 第44-47页 |
| ·Results of the pilot study | 第47-53页 |
| ·Adjustment of the questionnaire to increase reliability | 第47页 |
| ·Distinctiveness of the seven L2 orientations | 第47-48页 |
| ·The ex(?)stence of self-determination continuum | 第48-53页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE FINAL STUDY | 第53-56页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第53页 |
| ·Instruments | 第53-55页 |
| ·Subjects and procedure | 第55-56页 |
| CHAPTER SIX FINDINGS | 第56-74页 |
| ·Reliability of the final questionnaire | 第56-58页 |
| ·Motivational profile of college non-English Majors | 第58-68页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics data | 第58-61页 |
| ·Comparison between different proficiency groups | 第61-68页 |
| ·Motivational differences between students of the two grades | 第68-74页 |
| ·Overall comparisons | 第69-70页 |
| ·Comparisons with proficiency controlled | 第70-74页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION | 第74-79页 |
| ·Major findings and Discussion | 第74-76页 |
| ·Extrinsic motivation-the omnipresent motivation in FLA context? | 第74-75页 |
| ·Self-determination orientations and proficiency | 第75页 |
| ·Motivation change of non-English majors in China | 第75-76页 |
| ·Implications | 第76-77页 |
| ·Theoretical implications | 第76-77页 |
| ·Implications for teaching | 第77页 |
| ·Limitations and recommendations for future research | 第77-79页 |
| REFERENCES | 第79-85页 |
| APPENDIX 1 Questionnaire administered in the pilot study | 第85-87页 |
| APPENDIX 2 Questionnaire administered in the final study | 第87-88页 |
