| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-7页 |
| Synopsis | 第7-11页 |
| Table of Contents | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Framework of the Paper | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-31页 |
| ·Definition of Inquiry Learning | 第17-18页 |
| ·Rationale of Inquiry Learning | 第18-23页 |
| ·Piaget's Cognitive Development | 第19-20页 |
| ·C. R. Rogers' humanistic learning theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Constructivist learning theory | 第21页 |
| ·learner-centered education | 第21-23页 |
| ·Characte ristics of Inquiry Learning | 第23-25页 |
| ·Autonomy | 第23页 |
| ·Openness | 第23-24页 |
| ·Practice | 第24页 |
| ·Originality | 第24页 |
| ·Cooperation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Guidance | 第25页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of English Learning and Teaching by Inquiry | 第25-27页 |
| ·Reasons for Inquiring the Markedness/Unmarkedness of English Adverbial Clause | 第27-30页 |
| ·The definition of markedness/unmarkedness | 第27-28页 |
| ·The notion of the Marked/Unmarked use of the adverbial clause | 第28-29页 |
| ·Reasons for learning the marked/unmarked use of adverbial clause by inquiry | 第29-30页 |
| ·Research Question and Hypotheses | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Inquiry-based lesson plan for learning themarkedness/unmarkedness of the adverbial clause | 第31-38页 |
| ·The Principles of Inquiry Learning Lesson | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Teacher's role in Inquiry Learning | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Students' Role in Inquiry Learning | 第33页 |
| ·The Training of Thinking Skills | 第33-34页 |
| ·A Facilitation Plan for Inquiry Learning the Marked/Unmarked Use of the Adverbial Clause | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ An Experimental Study | 第38-49页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38-39页 |
| ·Procedure | 第39-49页 |
| ·A Pretest for Examining Students' Preference to the Marked/Unmarked Uses of the Adverbial Clause | 第39页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Its Result | 第39-43页 |
| ·The Practice of Inquiring the Marked/Unmarked Use of the Adverbial Clause | 第43-45页 |
| ·A posttests for the Effort of this Exploring | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Findings and Discussion | 第49-57页 |
| ·Majoy Findings | 第49-55页 |
| ·Finding from the posttest | 第49-53页 |
| ·Findings from the interviews | 第53-55页 |
| ·Discussion | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第57页 |
| ·Limitations | 第57-58页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第62-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |