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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Purpose of the study
1.3 Significance of the study
1.4 The structure of the thesis
Chapter 2 Literature review
2.1. Definition of Motivation
2.2. Sources of Motivation
2.3. Research on Motivation abroad
2.3.1 Integrative and Instrumental Motivation
2.3.2 Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
2.3.3 Skehan's four hypotheses of motivation
2.4 The Research of motivation at home
2.5 Researches into English reading
2.5.1 Research on L1 reading
2.5.2 Research on L2 reading abroad
2.5.3 Research on L2 reading at home
Chapter 3 Theoretical Rationale
3.1 Input and affective filter hypothesis
3.2 Gardner's Integrative and Instrumental Motivation
3.3 Extrinsic and Intrinsic motivation
Chapter 4 The Present Study
4.1 Research questions
4.2 Subjects
4.3 Instruments
4.4 Procedure
Chapter 5 Data collection and analysis
5.1 Qinghai university students's motivation in English reading
5.1.1 Results from the English learning motivation Scale
5.1.2 The results
5.2 The investigation of learners' English reading proficiency
5.2.1 Learners' performance on English reading comprehension tests.
Chapter 6 Discussions
6.1 Analyzing learning motivation in English reading
6.2 Analyzing learners' instrumental and integrative motivation in English reading
6.3 Correlations between learners' motivation and reading proficiency
6.3.1 The correlation between non-English majors' instrumental motivation and integrative motivation and the reading proficiency
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1. Major findings
7.2. Limitations and questions for further research
7.3. Suggestions for further study
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Appendix
Acknowledgements