| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Content | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第9-12页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-31页 |
| ·Defining motivation | 第14-16页 |
| ·Classification of Motivation | 第16-24页 |
| ·Integrative Motivation and Instrumental Motivation | 第17-19页 |
| ·Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Motivation | 第19-21页 |
| ·Chinese Scholars’Classifications of Motivation | 第21-24页 |
| ·Wen Qiufang’s Deep/Surface Motivation | 第21-22页 |
| ·Gao Yihong’s Classification | 第22-24页 |
| ·Motivation Theories in Second/Foreign Language Learning | 第24-26页 |
| ·Gardner’s Motivation Theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·D(o|¨)rnyei’s Three-level Framework | 第25-26页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Motivation in Second Language Learning | 第26-31页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Motivation Abroad | 第26-28页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Motivation in China | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第31-35页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第31-32页 |
| ·Participants | 第32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32-33页 |
| ·Gao Yihong’s Questionnaire | 第32-33页 |
| ·Master Degree English Examination | 第33页 |
| ·Procedures for Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-48页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics of Motivation Types | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Effect of Gender Differences on the Types of Motivation | 第38-41页 |
| ·Motivational Differences between Learners of Different Majors | 第41-44页 |
| ·Correlation between Motivation Types and English Achievement | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Interrelationship between Motivation Types and English Achievement . | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implications | 第48-53页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第48-49页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of the Research | 第49-51页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第52-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-57页 |
| Appendix: Questionnaire on Postgraduates’English Learning Motivation | 第57-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-60页 |
| Publication | 第60页 |
