| CHINESE ABSTRACT | 第1-7页 |
| ENGLISH ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-11页 |
| 1 INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-13页 |
| ·Organization of the paper | 第13-15页 |
| 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-43页 |
| ·Definition to teacher questioning | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical background of teacher questioning | 第16-40页 |
| ·Input | 第17-19页 |
| ·Output | 第19-22页 |
| ·Social interactionist theories | 第22-26页 |
| ·Studies concerned with classroom questions | 第26-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-43页 |
| 3 EMPIRICAL STUDY | 第43-53页 |
| ·Objectives | 第43页 |
| ·Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| ·Instruments | 第44-45页 |
| ·Data collection | 第45-53页 |
| ·The ratio of the four different forms of the EFL teachers’questions.. | 第45-46页 |
| ·The ratio of display questions and referential questions used by EFL teachers | 第46-47页 |
| ·The ratio of the four different discourse patterns of EFL teacher questioning | 第47-48页 |
| ·The ratio of the four different questioning strategies used by EFL teachers | 第48页 |
| ·The average wait-time of the EFL teacher questioning | 第48-50页 |
| ·The percentage of the students who are given questions during specific solicits in one period | 第50-51页 |
| ·The ratio of the lower-level questions and higher-level questions by EFL Teachers | 第51-53页 |
| 4 DISCUSSION | 第53-63页 |
| ·Personality Differences | 第53-55页 |
| ·Extroversion and introversion | 第53-54页 |
| ·Self-esteem | 第54页 |
| ·Risk-taking | 第54-55页 |
| ·Affective differences | 第55-56页 |
| ·Motivation differences | 第55页 |
| ·Attitude differences | 第55-56页 |
| ·Educational and cultural influence | 第56-58页 |
| ·Obedience | 第56-57页 |
| ·Not to be the first | 第57-58页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第58-63页 |
| 5 CONCLUSTION | 第63-65页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further research | 第64-65页 |
| REFERENCES | 第65-70页 |
