| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Structure of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| ·The Definition and Types of the Small Group Discussion | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Definition of the Small Group Discussion | 第15页 |
| ·Types of the Small Group Discussion | 第15-17页 |
| ·Informal Round- Table Discussion | 第16页 |
| ·Buzz Groups | 第16页 |
| ·Circle of Voices | 第16页 |
| ·Controlled Discussion | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Advantages of the Small Group Discussion | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Development and Trend of the Small Group Discussion Research Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Development and Trend of the Small Group Discussion Research in China | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theories About Small Group Discussion | 第22-27页 |
| ·Cooperative Learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·Communicative Approach | 第23-24页 |
| ·Output Hypothesis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第27-48页 |
| ·Questionnaires of the Study | 第27-44页 |
| ·Objectives | 第27页 |
| ·Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Methods | 第28-29页 |
| ·Instrument | 第28页 |
| ·Sources of the Questionnaire | 第28-29页 |
| ·Procedures | 第29页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第29-44页 |
| ·Students’General Attitudes toward the Small Group Discussion | 第29-31页 |
| ·Rank Order of Facilitating Factors Concerning the Classroom Setting | 第31-33页 |
| ·Rank Order of Factors Causing Small Group Discussion Failure Concerning Students | 第33-35页 |
| ·Rank Order of Facilitating Factors Concerning Students | 第35-38页 |
| ·Rank Order of Facilitating Factors Concerning Teachers' Qualities | 第38-39页 |
| ·Rank Order of Facilitating Factors Concerning Teachers' Roles | 第39-42页 |
| ·Rank Order of Facilitating Factors Concerning the Small Group Discussion Itself | 第42-44页 |
| ·Interviews fromTeachers | 第44-48页 |
| ·Teachers' Perception about the Small Group Discussion | 第45-46页 |
| ·Facilitating Factors Affecting the Small Group Discussion | 第46页 |
| ·Difficulties From the Teachers in the Small Group Discussion | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-54页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Suggestions for Teachers and Students | 第49-53页 |
| ·Teachers' Roles in the Small Group Discussion | 第49-50页 |
| ·Specification of the Students' Roles | 第50-51页 |
| ·Helping Students Learn to Cooperate and Develop Cooperative Skills | 第51-52页 |
| ·Teachers' Preparations of the Background for the Small Group Discussion | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-58页 |
| Appendixes Ⅰ | 第58-61页 |
| Appendixes Ⅱ | 第61-62页 |
| 读硕期间学术成果 | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |