| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 General description of the research | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Background of the research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| 2.1 Key terms | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Teachers'questioning | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Classroom interaction | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical foundations | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Long's interaction hypothesis | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Discourse analysis | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3 Related studies at home and abroad | 第21-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies on classroom interaction at home | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies on classroom interaction abroad | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.3 Evaluation of previous studies | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第26-37页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第27-32页 |
| 3.3.1 Classroom observation | 第27-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Interview | 第32页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第32-33页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第37-60页 |
| 4.1 Teachers' question features in senior high English reading class | 第37-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Overall analysis of teachers' questions in senior high English reading class | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Features of teachers' questions in senior high English reading class | 第39-42页 |
| 4.2 Interaction occurrence in senior high English reading class | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Overall analysis of interaction in senior high English reading class | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison of interaction levels in each reading class | 第43-45页 |
| 4.3 Relationship between question features and interaction levels | 第45-60页 |
| 4.3.1 Question features in the first interaction level | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3.2 Question features in the second interaction level | 第48-52页 |
| 4.3.3 Question features in the third interaction level | 第52-56页 |
| 4.3.4 Question features in the fourth interaction level | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Implications for language teaching | 第61-63页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and suggestions for the future study | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Appendixes | 第68-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: A sample transcription of one reading lesson among the ten lessons and itscoding | 第68-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Transcription system | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Transcriptions of samples of interviews | 第81-84页 |
