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ENGLISH AUTONOMOUS LEARNING OF INTERNATIONAL JOINT PROGRAM STUDENTS AT DOMESTIC FOUNDATION STAGE By Zhang Jing Under the supervision of Prof. Zhu Xiaomei A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April 2009 iii Acknowledgements I gratefully acknowledge all people who have assisted me in the process of completing my thesis. Without their help, the completion would have been impossible. First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the support of my supervisor, Professor Zhu Xiaomei. I am especially indebted to Professor Zhu for encouraging me to undertake the research. Her enthusiasm, direction and guidance have been a great inspiration and support to me. I owe a great deal to her for being exceptionally generous with her time, her academic expertise as well as her insightful comments. Likewise, I am grateful to all the professors in the School of Foreign Studies of Anhui University for their excellent lectures and inspiring ideas, which have benefited me a lot. Among them are Professor Zhu Yue, Professor Chen Zhengfa, Professor Zhang Ming, Professor Hong Zengliu, Professor Zhou Fangzhu, Dr. Zhang Hongxia, Dr. Hu Jian and Dr. Yang Ling. I also owe a debt to those who helped me find participants for the study. I would like to acknowledge the kind hospitality and the practical support of English class teachers who assisted me in supervising the impl