| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of belief | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Learner beliefs | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of learner beliefs | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Characteristics of learner beliefs | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Learners' beliefs about Foreign Language Learning (FLL) | 第17-21页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of learners' beliefs about FLL | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3.2 Structural dimensions of learners' beliefs about FLL | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3.3 The source of learners' beliefs about FLL | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 Studies of learners' beliefs about FLL | 第21-25页 |
| 2.4.1 Related studies abroad | 第21-24页 |
| 2.4.2 Related studies at home | 第24-25页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第25-27页 |
| 3. Research Methodology | 第27-30页 |
| 3.1 Research questions and objectives | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Instruments:questionnaire | 第28页 |
| 3.4 Data collection and analysis | 第28-30页 |
| 4. Results and Discussion | 第30-47页 |
| 4.1 General English learning beliefs of urban junior high students | 第30-36页 |
| 4.1.1 Urban students' beliefs towards foreign language aptitudes | 第30-31页 |
| 4.1.2 Urban students' beliefs towards difficulty of English learning | 第31-32页 |
| 4.1.3 Urban students' beliefs towards nature of English learning | 第32-33页 |
| 4.1.4 Urban students' beliefs towards learning and communication strategies | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.5 Urban students' beliefs towards motivations and expectations | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.6 General situation of urban junior high students' beliefs about EFL | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 General English learning beliefs of rural junior high students | 第36-41页 |
| 4.2.1 Rural students' beliefs towards foreign language aptitudes | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Rural students' beliefs towards difficulty of English | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.3 Rural students' beliefs towards nature of English learning | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.4 Rural students' beliefs towards learning and communication strategies | 第39页 |
| 4.2.5 Rural students' beliefs towards motivations and expectations | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.6 General situation of rural students' beliefs about EFL | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Differences of beliefs about EFL in urban and rural junior high students | 第41-47页 |
| 4.3.1 Differences in foreign language aptitudes | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Differences in difficulty of English learning | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.3 Differences in nature of English learning | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.4 Differences in learning and communication strategies | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3.5 Differences in motivations and expectations | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3.6 General differences of beliefs about EFL in urban and rural junior high students | 第46-47页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the research | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第48页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of current study and suggestions for further study | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-54页 |
| Appendix | 第54-56页 |
