| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| ·Origin of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第10-15页 |
| ·Importance of Motivation Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·New Curriculum Standard for English Learning of Senior High Students | 第11-12页 |
| ·Researches on Motivation at Home and Abroad | 第12-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-29页 |
| ·Definition of Motivation and Demotivation | 第16页 |
| ·Leading Motivation Theories | 第16-22页 |
| ·Need Theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Reinforcement Theory | 第18页 |
| ·Cognitive Psychology Theory | 第18-22页 |
| ·Leading Motivation Researchers and Their Researches | 第22-24页 |
| ·Lambert and Gardner's Social-psychological Model | 第22-23页 |
| ·Clement's Self-confidence Theory | 第23页 |
| ·Dornyei's Extended Motivational Framework | 第23-24页 |
| ·Demotivation Study and Second Language Teaching | 第24-26页 |
| ·Deficiencies in Motivation Study | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Design and Implementation | 第29-34页 |
| ·Quantitative vs. Qualitative Studies | 第29-32页 |
| ·Participants | 第29-30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30-31页 |
| ·Procedures and Data Collection | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data Analyses | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Findings of the Study | 第34-46页 |
| ·Motivation Level of the Quasi-art Students | 第34-36页 |
| ·Correlation between Motivation Level and English Learning | 第36-38页 |
| ·Concrete Factors Leading to Demotivation | 第38-46页 |
| ·Intrinsic Factors | 第39-41页 |
| ·Negative Attitude towards English | 第39页 |
| ·Inappropriate Learning Strategy | 第39-40页 |
| ·Reduced Self-confidence | 第40-41页 |
| ·Extrinsic Factors | 第41-46页 |
| ·Teachers Related Factors | 第41-43页 |
| ·Learning Environment | 第43-44页 |
| ·Other Extrinsic Factors | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Five Pedagogic Implications | 第46-54页 |
| ·Teachers' Active Influence on Students' Learning Motivation | 第46-49页 |
| ·Teacher with Good Personalities | 第46-47页 |
| ·Teachers' Positive Expectations | 第47页 |
| ·Good Relationship between Teachers and Students | 第47-49页 |
| ·A Supportive External Learning Environment | 第49-51页 |
| ·From Traditional Teaching Method to Flexible Teaching Method | 第49页 |
| ·Learning Materials for Students | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Use of Evaluation System | 第50-51页 |
| ·Students' Intrinsic Learning Motivation | 第51-54页 |
| ·Students' Self-confidence in English Learning | 第51-52页 |
| ·Causal Attributions to Efforts rather than to Ability | 第52页 |
| ·Students' Short-term Goals | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion and Limitation | 第54-57页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ The Questionnair of Students' English Learning in High School | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Most Transcript of the Interview | 第61-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Correlation Statistics on Motivation between High Achievers and Low Achievers | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Critical Values of Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (part) | 第65页 |
