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Chapter Ⅰ Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Significance of the study
1.3 Organization of the thesis
Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review
2.1 Definition of motivation
2.2 Early psychological views on motivation
2.2.1 Achievement motivation
2.2.2 Optimal arousal
2.3 Cognitive views of motivation
2.3.1 Attribution theory---Explanations of Success and Failure
2.3.2 Self-efficacy theory
2.3.3 Expectancy and value theory
2.3.4 Goal theory
2.4 Asocial constructivist perspective of motivation
Chapter Ⅲ Related Motivation Theories Significant to Foreign Language Learning
3.1 Affective filter hypothesis
3.2 Maslow's hierarchy of needs
3.3 Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation
3.4 Integrative motivation and instrumental motivation
3.5 The foreign language motivation construct
3.6 Conclusion
ChapterⅣ A Survey: Rural Senior High School Students' Motivation in Foreign Language Learning
4.1 Research design
4.1.1 Method
4.1.2 Subjects
4.1.3 Interview
4.1.4 Questionnaire
4.1.5 Data collection
4.2 Data analysis ofthe questionnaire
ChapterⅤ Discussion on the Major Findings
5.1 Findings from the first section of the questionnaire
5.2 Findings from the second section of the questionnaire
5.3 Findings of the interview
5.4 Discussion
5.4.1 Summary of factors analysis
5.4.2 Implications from the survey
ChapterⅥ Suggestions for Foreign Language Teaching
6.1 Generating students' motivation.
6.1.1 Creating a friendly and active classroom atmosphere
6.1.2 Adapting tasks to students' interest
6.1.3 Designing appropriate competition
6.1.4 Offering an authentic English learning environment
6.2 Maintaining and protecting students' motivation
6.2.1 Activating students' achievement motivation
6.2.2 Offering successful experience
6.2.3 Offering proper and immediate feedback to students' responses
6.2.4 Modifying traditional teaching method
6.2.5 Fostering students' positive attributions
6.2.6 Building up an appropriate teacher-student relationship
ChapterⅦ Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix:Questionnaire
Acknowledgements
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