| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| List of tables | 第9-10页 |
| List of figures | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Definitions of the learning strategies and things related | 第15-17页 |
| ·An overview of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| ·Theoretical bases for learner autonomy | 第18-23页 |
| ·Psychological and cognitive theories on learner autonomy | 第18-21页 |
| ·Philosophical and pedagogical theories on learner autonomy | 第21页 |
| ·Diverse students' individual differences in English learning | 第21-23页 |
| ·Learner autonomy | 第23-28页 |
| ·Brief reviews of the present researches on LA | 第23-24页 |
| ·Terminology for LA | 第24-25页 |
| ·Concept and dimensions for LA | 第25-28页 |
| ·Aspects of LA | 第28页 |
| ·Learner training to develop learner autonomy | 第28-36页 |
| ·What is learner training | 第28-29页 |
| ·Components of learner training | 第29-32页 |
| ·Objectives of learner training | 第32-33页 |
| ·The types of learner training | 第33-34页 |
| ·The approaches of learner training | 第34页 |
| ·Explicit learner training | 第34-35页 |
| ·Reasons for choosing the beginners in learner training | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第36-39页 |
| ·Objectives of the research | 第36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments for data collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Procedures | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis | 第39-65页 |
| ·Analysis from questionnaires | 第39-59页 |
| ·Questionnaire about learners' attitudes to the learner autonomy | 第39-46页 |
| ·Learners' attitudes to the teacher and in-class-learning | 第40-43页 |
| ·Learners' attitudes to their own responsibility in language learning | 第43-46页 |
| ·Questionnaire about students' learning strategies | 第46-59页 |
| ·Analysis of the cognitive strategies | 第46-54页 |
| ·Analysis of the metacognitive strategies | 第54-59页 |
| ·Findings from the interviews | 第59-60页 |
| ·Findings from learners' diaries | 第60-63页 |
| ·Findings from the teacher's journals | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| ·Findings of the research | 第65页 |
| ·Implications for future research | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-72页 |
| Appendixes | 第72-79页 |
