| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1.1 Practical Background | 第13页 |
| 1.1.2 Theoretical Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-43页 |
| 2.1 English Tense | 第17-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Traditional Definitions of Tense | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Traditional Classifications of Tense | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Five-tense Model | 第20页 |
| 2.1.2.2 Bi-tense Model | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2.3 Systemic-functional Model | 第21页 |
| 2.1.2.4 Disadvantages of the Tense Models Above | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 English Tense Teaching | 第23-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Importance of Tense-teaching in China | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Problems in Tense-Teaching in Junior Middle Schools | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Problems with Teachers in Tense-teaching | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Problems with Students in Tense-learning | 第25页 |
| 2.2.3 Reasons for the Problems in Tense-Teaching | 第25-28页 |
| 2.2.3.1 Teachers’ Incorrect Cognition of Tense | 第26页 |
| 2.2.3.2 Students’ Incorrect Cognition of Tense | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.3.3 Some Other Reasons for the Incorrect Cognition | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Basis | 第28-43页 |
| 2.3.1 Tense from the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics | 第28-32页 |
| 2.3.1.1 Cognition | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3.1.2 Time | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.1.3 Cognition and the Expression of Time Concepts | 第31页 |
| 2.3.1.4 Cognition and Tense | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3.2 Tense-related Concepts | 第32-43页 |
| 2.3.2.1 The Action State | 第33页 |
| 2.3.2.2 The Reference Time | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.2.3 The Time Relations | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.2.4 Objective Time Distance Expressed By the Past Tense | 第35-36页 |
| 2.3.2.5 Subjective Time Distance Expressed by the Past Tense | 第36-37页 |
| 2.3.2.6 Objective Time Distance Expressed by the Present Tense | 第37-38页 |
| 2.3.2.7 Subjective Time Distance Expressed by the Present Tense | 第38页 |
| 2.3.2.8 Advantages of the Above Concepts | 第38-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第43-53页 |
| 3.1 Experimental Study | 第43-46页 |
| 3.1.1 Research Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| 3.1.2 Research Questions | 第44页 |
| 3.1.3 Research Instruments | 第44-46页 |
| 3.1.3.1 Test | 第44-45页 |
| 3.1.3.2 Interview | 第45-46页 |
| 3.1.3.3 Classroom Teaching | 第46页 |
| 3.2 Research Procedure | 第46-53页 |
| 3.2.1 Pre-test and Interview | 第46-47页 |
| 3.2.2 English Tenses Instruction | 第47-52页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Teaching Content | 第47-48页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Teaching Arrangement | 第48-49页 |
| 3.2.2.3 A Case of the Tense Teaching of the Experimental Class | 第49-52页 |
| 3.2.3 Post-test | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Analysis of the Experiment | 第53-71页 |
| 4.1 Results and Analysis of the Test | 第53-68页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of Pre-test scores | 第53-57页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of Post-test Scores | 第57-60页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison of Pre-test and Post-test Scores of the Experimentalclass | 第60-62页 |
| 4.1.4 Comparison of Pre-test and Post-test Scores of the Control Class | 第62-64页 |
| 4.1.5 Tense Error Analysis | 第64-68页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of Interview | 第68-71页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of the Interview of the students | 第69页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of the Interview of the teachers | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第71-79页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第71-73页 |
| 5.2 The Implications for English Instruction | 第73-76页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Study | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix I Pretest | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix II Posttest | 第85-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
