| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Present Study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Present Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 Focus on Homework | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Notion of Homework | 第18页 |
| 2.1.2 Contents of Homework | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.3 Types of Homework | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.4 Function of Homework | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Homework | 第21-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies of Homework Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies of Homework at Home | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framwork | 第26-44页 |
| 3.1 Overview of Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences | 第26-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Brief Introduction of MI Theory | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.2 Detailed Description of the Eight Intelligences | 第27-30页 |
| 3.1.3 Studies on MI Theory at Home and abroad | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.4 The Implications of MI Theory for the Eight Intelligences | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 The Relation between Zone of Proximal Development and English Homework Optimization | 第33-44页 |
| 3.2.1 Brief Introduction of Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Educational significance of Zone of Proximal Development | 第35页 |
| 3.2.3 The Implications of Zone of Proximal Development for English Teaching | 第35-44页 |
| Chapter Four Study Design | 第44-52页 |
| 4.1 The Purposes of the Study | 第44页 |
| 4.2 The Description of the Study Design | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2.1 Participants | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Methods | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.3 Procedures | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3 The Data Collection | 第47-52页 |
| 4.3.1 Data Collection of Questionnaires | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3.2 Data Collection of Tests | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis | 第52-64页 |
| 5.1 Questionnaire Analysis | 第52-59页 |
| 5.1.1 Questionnaire Analysis Before Tests | 第52-57页 |
| 5.1.2 Questionnaire Analysis After Tests | 第57-59页 |
| 5.2 Tests Analysis | 第59-64页 |
| 5.2.1 Pre-tests Analysis | 第59页 |
| 5.2.2 Post-tests Analysis | 第59-64页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第64-70页 |
| 6.1 Review of the Study | 第64页 |
| 6.2 Findings of the Study | 第64-66页 |
| 6.3 Findings of the Study | 第66-68页 |
| 6.3.1 Comprehensive and Diversity on English Homework | 第66页 |
| 6.3.2 Hierarchy and Ductility on English Homework | 第66-67页 |
| 6.3.3 Practical and Exploratory English Homework | 第67-68页 |
| 6.3.4 Process-oriented and Evaluative English Homework | 第68页 |
| 6.4 Limitations of the Study | 第68-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-76页 |
| 附录1 | 第76-77页 |
| 附录2 | 第77-78页 |
| 附录3 | 第78-79页 |
| 附录4 | 第79-81页 |
| Paper Published During 2012-2014 | 第81-82页 |
