声明
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
摘要
Abstract
Contents
1．Introduction
1．1 Research background
1．1．1 Current foreign language education
1．1．2 Individual differences of learners
1．2 Research significance
1．2．1 Theoretical significance
1．2．2 Practical significance
1．3 Layout of the thesis
2．Literature Review
2．1 A brief introduction of AL and learning motivation
2．1．1 Autonomous learning(AL)
2．1．2 Learning motivation
2．2 Theories concerned with AL and learning motivation
2．2．1 Autonomous learning theory
2．2．2 Learning motivation theory
2．3 Previous researches in AL and L2 acquisition motivation
2．3．1 The researches abroad
2．3．2 The researches at home
3．Methodology
3．1 Objectives
3．2 Participants
3．3 Instruments
3．3．1 Learning motivation questionnaire
3．3．2 Autonomous learning questionnaire
3．3．3 The questionnaires’ reliability and validity
3．4 Data collection
3．5 Data analysis
4．Result and Discussion
4．1 A general description of the investigation
4．1．1 The ethnic minority’s learning motivation
4．1．2 The ethnic minority’s learning autonomy
4．2 The correlation analysis between learning motivation and AL
4．2．1 Pearson correlation between learning motivation and AL
4．2．2 Further regression analysis on the correlation
4．3 Competency discrepancy in learning motivation and AL of students at different grades
4．4 The correlation analysis affecting AL and learning motivation
4．4．1 A positive correlation between AL competency and learning motivation
4．4．2 Different motivations for different grades
4．4．3 Different AL for different grades
5．Conclusion
5．1 Summary
5．2 The implications for enhancing learning validity
5．2．1 To improve confidence for learning English
5．2．2 To create an atmosphere favorable to autonomous learning
5．2．3 To make learning materials more interesting
5．2．4 To introduce social custom and culture in pedagogy
5．2．5 To train students of nationalities to analyze attribution properly
5．2．6 To make sound assessment and feedback
5．3 Limitations and suggestions
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