声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Definition of Terms
1．Introduction
1．1 Research background
1．2 Research purposes and significance
1．3 Thesis layout
2．Literature Review
2．1 Relevant studies of possible selves
2．1．1 Overview of self-concept
2．1．2 Definition of possible selves
2．1．3 Balance between possible selves
2．1．4 Sources of possible selves
2．1．5 Functions of possible selves
2．1．6 Measures of possible selves
2．1．7 Relationship between possible selves and important outcomes
2．1．8 Possible selves and L2 research
2．1．9 Unsolved issues in possible-self research
2．2 Relevant studies of foreign language anxiety
2．2．1 Definition of anxiety
2．2．2 Types of anxiety
2．2．3 Identification of foreign language anxiety
2．2．4 Conceptual foundations of foreign language anxiety
2．2．5 Effects of foreign language anxiety
2．2．6 Sources of foreign language anxiety
2．2．7 Relationship between foreign language anxiety and self-concept
3．Research Design
3．1 Research questions
3．2 Methods
3．2．1 Sample
3．2．2 Procedure
3．2．3 Measures
4．Results and Discussion
4．1 Examples of English possible selves
4．2 Differences in English possible selves between the subsamples
4．2．1 Number of general possible selves
4．2．2 Content of expected selves
4．2．3 Content of feared selves
4．2．4 Balance in possible selves
4．2．5 Strategies for approaching or avoiding possible selves
4．2．6 Interpretation of group differences in English possible selves
4．3 Correlations between English possible selves and class anxiety
4．4 English possible selves as predictors of class anxiety
4．5 Pedagogical implications
5．Conclusion
5．1 Summary of main findings
5．2 Limitations of the current study
5．3 Suggestions for further studies
Bibliography
Appendices
Acknowledgments
