| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Layouts of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-27页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Basis of the Research | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Human Capital Management | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Family Investment | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3 The Relationship between Family Investment and Students’ EnglishGrades | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.4 Family Educational Investment | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 The Studies on Family Investment Abroad | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Family Investment at Home | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 The Statement of Previous Researches | 第25-26页 |
| Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第27-31页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Research Participants | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Research Instruments | 第28-29页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection and Analysis | 第29-30页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Four Result and Discussion | 第31-74页 |
| 4.1 Analysis and Discussion of the Questionnaire | 第31-65页 |
| 4.1.1 The Basic Information of Parents Who Participated in theQuestionnaire | 第31-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Parents’Attitude to Children’s English Learning | 第35-38页 |
| 4.1.3 Parents’Attitude and Actions towards Students’ English Marks | 第38-41页 |
| 4.1.4 Parents’ Financial Investment in Children’s English Learning | 第41-49页 |
| 4.1.5 Parents’ Emotional Investment in Children’s English Learning | 第49-59页 |
| 4.1.6 The Study of the Relationships between Family Factors and Children’sEnglish learning | 第59-65页 |
| 4.2 Analysis and Discussion of Interview | 第65-71页 |
| 4.3 Summary and Further Discussion of Family Investment in Junior High SchoolStudents’ English Learning | 第71-74页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第74-80页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第74-76页 |
| 5.2 Suggestions | 第76-79页 |
| 5.2.1 Suggestions for Parents | 第76-78页 |
| 5.2.2 Suggestions for Junior High School Students | 第78页 |
| 5.2.3 Suggestions for English Teachers | 第78-79页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Research | 第79-80页 |
| References | 第80-82页 |
| Appendix One Questionnaire | 第82-87页 |
| Appendix Two Interview Outline | 第87-88页 |
| Appendix Three Transcripts of the Interviews | 第88-94页 |
| About the Author | 第94页 |
