| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Content | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Backgound of the study | 第10页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-33页 |
| ·Underachievers | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research on the Definition of an Underachiever | 第13-16页 |
| ·Underachievers in this study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Teacher's Listening | 第17-25页 |
| ·Teachers as listeners | 第17-19页 |
| ·The predicament in English classroom:lack of teacher's listening | 第19-22页 |
| ·The significance of teacher's listening | 第22-25页 |
| ·Teacher's expectation | 第25-33页 |
| ·Pygmalion in the Classroom | 第25-27页 |
| ·The situation of teacher's expectation in English class:the failure of Pygmalion | 第27-30页 |
| ·Advice on the application of Pygmalion | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第33-41页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·Research Subjects | 第33-37页 |
| ·A brief introduction to Cindy | 第34-35页 |
| ·A brief introduction to Joe | 第35-36页 |
| ·A brief introduction to the cheice of subjects | 第36-37页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第37-39页 |
| ·Narrative inquiry | 第38页 |
| ·Observation | 第38-39页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第41-87页 |
| ·Narrative presentation | 第41-68页 |
| ·Stories in the period of original listening and expectation | 第41-56页 |
| ·Stories in the period of new listening and expectation | 第56-68页 |
| ·Changes in and impacts on underachievers' academic performance | 第68-87页 |
| ·Underachievers' response to new listening strategies | 第68-78页 |
| ·Underachievers' response to new expectation strategies | 第78-81页 |
| ·Positive changes appearing in underachievers' English learning | 第81-84页 |
| ·Positive impacts in underachievers' development in English learning | 第84-87页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第87-88页 |
| References | 第88-92页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第92-94页 |
