| Ⅰ. Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| Ⅱ. Theoretical Basis | 第14-27页 |
| ·Social Context of Language Learning | 第14-19页 |
| ·Inequalities in Education Caused by Family Background Factors | 第19-25页 |
| ·Social Class and Language Learning | 第25-27页 |
| Ⅲ. Foreign Language Education in China | 第27-34页 |
| ·Before 1949 | 第27-30页 |
| ·From 1949 to late 1970s | 第30-31页 |
| ·From late 1970s to the present | 第31-34页 |
| Ⅳ. Research Design | 第34-37页 |
| ·Questionnaires and Test | 第34-35页 |
| ·Interviews and Symposium | 第35-36页 |
| ·Family Background | 第36页 |
| ·Expenditure on English Learning | 第36-37页 |
| Ⅴ. Data Analysis | 第37-49页 |
| ·Family Background and Test Scores | 第37-38页 |
| ·Family Background and Expenditure on English learning | 第38-40页 |
| ·Family Background and Opportunities in English Learning | 第40-46页 |
| ·Representation in Private Schools | 第40-42页 |
| ·Extracurricular English Education | 第42-44页 |
| ·Admission to Higher School | 第44-46页 |
| ·Interest in Learning English | 第46-47页 |
| ·Time of Starting to Learn English | 第47-49页 |
| Ⅵ. Discussion | 第49-59页 |
| ·Uneven Distribution of English Educational Resources in Junior High Schools in Shanghai | 第49-53页 |
| ·Family Background and English Learning in the Compulsory Education Period in Shanghai | 第53-56页 |
| ·The Influence of Family Background on English Learning to be Restricted by Other Factors | 第56-59页 |
| Ⅶ. Concluding Remarks | 第59-61页 |
| Notes | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix 1: Questionnaire for Students | 第64-70页 |
| Appendix 2: Questionnaire for Parents | 第70-76页 |
| Appendix 3: English Test Paper | 第76-80页 |
