| Acknowledgement | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-12页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-13页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Introduction | 第14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Focus of the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the study | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18页 |
| ·Definitions related to the study | 第18-21页 |
| ·Definition of grammar | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definition of grammar teaching | 第19-20页 |
| ·Definition of teacher cognition | 第20-21页 |
| ·A historical overview of L2 grammar teaching | 第21-27页 |
| ·The stage of central importance | 第21-23页 |
| ·The stage of no importance | 第23-25页 |
| ·The stage of renewed importance | 第25-27页 |
| ·Explicit and implicit grammar teaching | 第27-30页 |
| ·Explicit grammar teaching | 第27-28页 |
| ·Implicit grammar teaching | 第28页 |
| ·Arguments for explicit grammar teaching | 第28-29页 |
| ·Arguments for implicit grammar teaching | 第29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| ·Studies related to teachers' cognition in grammar teaching | 第30-35页 |
| ·Studies related to teacher cognition in grammar teaching abroad | 第30-33页 |
| ·Studies related to teacher cognition in grammar teaching in China | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第36-41页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·Research objective and questions | 第36页 |
| ·Subjects of the research | 第36-38页 |
| ·Instruments of the research | 第38-39页 |
| ·The basic procedures in collecting and analyzing data | 第39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第41-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第41页 |
| ·Results related to teachers' cognition of the role of grammar and grammar teaching in L2 acquisition | 第41-43页 |
| ·Results related to teachers' attitudes towards grammar teaching approaches | 第43-45页 |
| ·Results related to teachers' attitudes towards classroom applications of grammar teaching approaches | 第45-54页 |
| ·The importance of conscious knowledge of grammatical system | 第45-46页 |
| ·Explicit knowledge and implicit knowledge | 第46-47页 |
| ·Presentation of grammar through authentic texts | 第47-49页 |
| ·The role of practice | 第49-50页 |
| ·Comparison and contrast of structures | 第50页 |
| ·Problem-solving techniques for teaching grammar | 第50-52页 |
| ·The use of grammatical terminology | 第52-53页 |
| ·Error correction | 第53-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-62页 |
| ·Introduction | 第56页 |
| ·Summary of the major findings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implication for L2 grammar teaching | 第57-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第59-60页 |
| ·Recommendations for further research | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-68页 |
| Appendix | 第68-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Questionnaire | 第68-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Table of results | 第73-75页 |
| Publications | 第75页 |
