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Acknowledgements
Chaper 1. Introduction
1.1 The Rationale of the Present Research
1.2 The Objectives of the Present Research
1.3 The Data and Methodology of the Present Research
1.4 The Organization of the Thesis
Chaper 2. Literature Review
2.1 Characteristics of Business English
2.2 Characteristics of Adult Learners
2.3 Previous Studies of Business English Teaching
2.4 A Brief Overview of Teaching Methodology
Chaper 3. Theoretical Background
3.1 Krashen's Second Language Acquisition Theory
3.2 Constructivist Learning Theories
3.3 Leamer Autonomy
3.4 Affect in Language Learning
Chaper 4. Teaching Adults Business English
4.1 The Role of the Teacher
4.2 Learner Groupings
4.3 Learning Strategies
4.4 Instructions
4.5 Assessment
4.6 Conclusion
Chaper 5. Developing Learner Autonomy
5.1 Research Questions
5.2 Needs Analysis
5.3 An Autonomous Learning Approach
5.4 Experiment
Chaper 6. Conclusion
6.1 Findings
6.2 Limitations
6.3 Suggestions for Further Research
Bibliography
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