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Chapter One Introduction
Chapter Two Theoretical Background of Ambiguity Tolerance
2.1 TA in the psychological domain
2.2 TA in the foreign language learning
2.2.1 Conception of TA
2.2.2 Classification of TA
2.3 Tolerance of Ambiguity in other domains
2.4 Correlation research
2.4.1 Related research in the psychological domain
2.4.2 Related research in the second language learning
2.5 Instruments of measuring TA
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Subjects
3.2 Instruments
3.2.1 Questionnaire—modified tolerance of ambiguity scale
3.2.2 Scores of CET-4/CET-6
3.2.3 The interview
3.2.4 SPSS Package for Windows
3.3 Procedures
3.3.1 Pilot study
3.3.2 Data-collection
3.3.3 Data-analysis
Chapter Four Results
4.1 Normal Distribution test
4.2 The relationship between TA and gender
4.3 The relationship between TA and age
4.3.1 One-way ANOVA of relationship between TA and age
4.3.2 Correlation analysis between TA and age
4.4 The relationship between TA and English-learning outside class
4.5 The relationship between TA and English language proficiency
4.5.1 TA and the English language proficiency
4.5.2 The relationship between TA and listening, speaking, reading, writing and language complication in English
Chapter Five Discussion and Analysis
5.1 Summary of findings
5.2 Discussion
5.2.1 Discussion on TA and English learning with different genders
5.2.2 Discussion on TA and English learning with different ages
5.2.3 Discussion on English proficiency and TA
5.3 Related Analysis of TA
5.3.1 Ambiguity Tolerance and culture
5.3.2 Ambiguity Tolerance and learning style
5.3.3 Ambiguity Tolerance and ego-orientation
5.3.4 Ambiguity Tolerance and English listening
5.3.5 Ambiguity Tolerance and reading comprehension
5.3.6 Ambiguity Tolerance and oral English, English-writing
Chapter six Conclusion
6.1 Summary
6.2 Teaching Implications
6.3 Limitations
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Publications
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