在大课堂里，如何促进学习者自主？王艳萍编写这本《促进学习者自主探索》，目的在于在某种程度上寻找合适的方法解决这一问题。作者建议采用一种新的教学方法：在大班教学环境下，借助多媒体和因特网资源，结合其他课堂教学活动，促进大学英语学习者自主。

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of promoting learner autonomy in China

1.2 Research questions on promoting learner autonomy in a big class

2 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Dfinition of LA and its complexity

 2.1.1 Foreign scholars' definition of LA

 2.1.2 Chinese scholars' clef'tuition of LA

 2.1.3 The author's definition of LA

2.2 The importance of LA (Why LA)

2.3 Researches into the influence on LA

 2.3.1 Attitude and belief

 2.3.2 Motivation

2.4 Approaches to promoting LA (How LA)

 2.4.1 Self-Access Center (SAC)

 2.4.2 Multimedia and Computer-Assisted Language Learning (MCALL)

2.5 The characteristics of an autonomous learner

3 METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction

3.2 General and specific research questions/hypotheses

3.3 Subjects

3.4 Instruments

3.5 Data-Collection

3.6 Data-Analysis

 3.6.1 Questionnaire before the experiment

 3.6.2 The questionnaire data analysis before the experiment

 3.6.3 The procedures of the experiment

 3.6.4 After the experiment

3.7 Results and discussion

4 IMPLICATION

4.1 Implication on English teaching and learning in a big class

 4.1.1 Teachers' attitudes to language teaching and learning changed

 4.1.2 Teachers' roles in language teaching and learning transferred

 4.1.3 Students' attitudes towards language learning changed

 4.1.4 Students' roles in leaming transferred

4.2 Measures taken in English teaching and learning in a big class

 4.2.1 Making full use of Multimedia and Computer-Assisted Language Learning (MCALL) system

 4.2.2 Combining teachers' presentation and students' engagement in class activities

 4.2.3 Requiring students to write a journal every week

5 CONCLUSIONS

5.1 Major findings

5.2 Limitations

5.3 Recommendations for further research

REFERENCES

APPENDIXES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS