| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.3 Overview of the thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-26页 |
| 2.1 Key concepts of the study | 第12-16页 |
| 2.1.1 The definitions and description of students’ engagement | 第12-14页 |
| 2.1.2 The dimensions of student engagement | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical basis for the present study | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Social Constructivist Model | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2.2 The Interaction Hypothesis | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Relevant factors affecting students’ engagement in English classroom | 第20-23页 |
| 2.4 Some related researches about students’ engagement in China and abroad | 第23-25页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Research subjects | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3.1 Classroom engagement questionnaire | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.2 Classroom observation | 第28页 |
| 3.3.3 After class Interview | 第28-29页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第29页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter4 Results and Discussion | 第31-48页 |
| 4.1 Results and discussion of Research Question 1 | 第31-36页 |
| 4.1.1 The current situation of students’ engagement in senior middle school English classroom teaching | 第31-36页 |
| 4.2 Results and discussion of Research Question 2 | 第36-39页 |
| 4.2.1 The correlation between behavior engagement and cognitive engagement | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.2 The correlation between behavior engagement and emotional engagement | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.3 The correlation between cognitive engagement and emotional engagement | 第39页 |
| 4.3 Results and discussion of Research Question 3 | 第39-45页 |
| 4.3.1 Gender factor | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Grade factor | 第42-45页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions and Implications | 第48-54页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第48-50页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications of this study | 第50-53页 |
| 5.2.1 Flexible and meaningful course content designing | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.2 Learning strategy training | 第51页 |
| 5.2.3 Good classroom environment creating | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2.4 More interactive opportunities providing | 第52-53页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future studies | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-59页 |
| Appendix I | 第59-63页 |
| Appendix II | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix III | 第64-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65页 |
