| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Purposes and significance of the research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Framework of the research | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-29页 |
| 2.1 Definition of anxiety | 第12-13页 |
| 2.2 Foreign language anxiety | 第13-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of foreign language anxiety | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of foreign language anxiety | 第14-17页 |
| 2.2.3 Causes of foreign language anxiety | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.4 Three components of foreign language anxiety | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical foundation of the study | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3.1 Eysenk’s Reconceptualization of Anxiety | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3.2 Krashen’s Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第22页 |
| 2.4 Relevant studies on foreign language anxiety | 第22-29页 |
| 2.4.1 Foreign language anxiety and language performance | 第22-26页 |
| 2.4.2 Foreign language anxiety and gender | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Instruments for data collection | 第30-33页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3.2 English proficiency test | 第32页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第33-34页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-51页 |
| 4.1 Students’ general level of English learning anxiety | 第35-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Communication apprehension | 第36-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Test anxiety | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.3 Fear of negative evaluation | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2 Relationship between English achievement and English learning anxiety | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3 Difference in language learning anxiety between male and female students | 第44-47页 |
| 4.4 Differences in language learning anxiety between students with high proficiency leveland those with low proficiency level | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implications | 第51-56页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the research | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2 Implications for English teaching and learning in senior high schools | 第52-54页 |
| 5.2.1 Changing learners’ beliefs to English learning and raising their self-confidence | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2.2 Creating a positive and relaxing learning context | 第53-54页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the present research and suggestions for the future study | 第54-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
| References | 第57-65页 |
| Appendix | 第65-66页 |
