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论文说明:A List of Tables and A List of Figures、Abbreviations Used in the Thesis
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Acknowledgements
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Purpose of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 An Overview
2.2 Affect in Language Learning
2.3 Language Learning and Language Anxiety
2.3.1 Definition of Key Terms
2.3.2 Approaches in Anxiety Study
2.3.3 The Relationship between Language Anxiety and Language Achievement
2.3.4 Anxiety and Foreign Language Oral Performance
2.3.5 Factors that may Affect Language Anxiety
2.4 The Inverted “U” Relation between Anxiety and Performance
2.5 Researches on Language Anxiety and Cultural Factors
2.6 Summary
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Questions and Hypotheses
3.3 Operationalization of Variables
3.3.1 The Independent Variables
3.3.2 The Dependent Variables
3.4 Participants
3.4.1 Participants of the Quantitative Study
3.4.2 Participants of the Qualitative Study
3.5 Instrumentation
3.5.1 Questionnaires
3.5.2 Diary Studies
3.5.3 Semi-structured Interview
3.5.4 SPSS 11.5
3.6 Pilot Study
3.7 Data Collection
3.7.1 Questionnaires
3.7.2 Diary
3.7.3 Semi-structured Interview
3.8 Data Analysis
Chapter Four Results and Discussions
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Results of the Pilot Study
4.3 Quantitative Research Results
4.3.1 Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety Scale (FLSAS)
4.3.2 Culture-related Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (CRFLAS)
4.3.3 Major Anxiety Factors
4.3.4 Relationship between Independent Variables and Dependent Variables
4.4 Qualitative Research Results
4.4.1 The Participants' Anxiety Modes
4.4.2 Diary Entries
4.4.3 Interview
4.4.4 Diary and Interview Findings
4.4.5 Comparison between Groups
4.5 Discussions
4.5.1 An Overview
4.5.2 Analysis for Research Question One
4.5.3 Analysis for Research Question Two
4.5.4 Analysis for Research Question Three
4.5.5 Summary of the Discussions
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Summary of the Findings
5.2 Implications
5.2.1 Implications for EFL Instructors
5.2.2 Implications for EFL Learners
5.3 Limitations of the Study
5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies
Bibliography
Appendix