Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Research Background 1
1.2 Research Significance 4
1.3 Research Objectives 5
1.4 Outline of the Book 5
Chapter 2 Literature Review 7
2.1 Language Learning Motivation 7
2.2 Language Learning Anxiety 21
2.3 Self-regulation of Language Learning 23
2.4 Self-efficacy of Language Learning 24
2.5 Summary 26
Chapter 3 Research Methods 29
3.1 Research Purposes 29
3.2 Research Questions 29
3.3 Development of Motivation Structure Questionnaire 30
3.3.1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Motivation Structure Questionnaire 32
3.3.2 Reliability of Motivation Structure Questionnaire 35
3.3.3 Validity of Motivation Structure Questionnaire 39
3.4 Development of L2 Motivational Self System Questionnaire 41
3.4.1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis of L2 Motivational Self System Questionnaire 42
3.4.2 Reliability of L2 Motivational Self System Questionnaire 47
3.4.3 Validity of L2 Motivational Self System Questionnaire 50
3.5 Development of Language Learning Anxiety Questionnaire 51
3.5.1 Reliability of Language Learning Anxiety Questionnaire 52
3.5.2 Validity of Language Learning Anxiety Questionnaire 53
3.6 Development of Self-regulation Questionnaire 54
3.6.1 Reliability of Self-regulation Questionnaire 54
3.6.2 Validity of Self-regulation Questionnaire 55
3.7 Development of Language Learning Self-efficacy Questionnaire 56
3.7.1 Reliability of Language Learning Self-efficacy Questionnaire 57
3.7.2 Validity of Language Learning Self-efficacy Questionnaire 58
3.8 Participants 59
3.9 Data Collection 59
3.10 Summary 59
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion 62
4.1 The Internal Structure of of Foreign Students Studying Chinese in China 62
4.1.1 Results of the Descriptive Statistics and the Normal Distribution Test 62
4.1.2 The Internal Structure of Learning Motivation of Foreign Students Studying Chinese in China 65
4.2 L2 Motivational Self System of Foreign Students Studying Chinese in China 73
4.2.1 Results of the Descriptive Statistics and the Normal Distribution Test 73
4.2.2 Internal Components of L2 Motivational Self System and Their Relationships with Motivational Intensity 76
4.2.3 Contributions of L2 Motivational Self System Components to Motivational Intensity of the Foreign Students'Chinese Learning 77
4.2.4 Comparison of L2 Motivational Self System among Foreign Students Studying Chinese for Different Lengths of Time in China 80
4.2.5 The Pattern of L2 Motivational Self System across Groups of Foreign Students Studying Chinese for Different Lengths of Time in China 86
4.3 Correlation Relationship Between Learning Anxiety,Self-regulation,Self-efficacy and Motivational Intensity 89
4.4 Contribution of Learning Anxiety,Self-regulation,Self-efficacy to Motivational Intensityefficacy and Motivational Intensity 91
4.5 Group Comparison of the Contribution of Learning Anxiety,Self-regulation and Self-efficacy to Motivational Intensity among Foreign Students Studying Chinese for Different Lengths of Time in China 94
4.6 Pedagogical Implications 100
4.7 Summary 104
Chapter 5 Conclusion 109
5.1 Summary of the Present Research 109
5.2 Major Findings 110
5.3 Significance and Contributions 112
5.4 Limitations 113
5.5 Suggestions for Future Research 114
Bibliography 115
Appendix 138
Index 169