| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第8-10页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第10页 |
| ·Set-up of the thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of Studies on Teacher Talk | 第12-22页 |
| ·Defining of teacher talk | 第12-16页 |
| ·Theories related to teacher-student interaction | 第16-20页 |
| ·Input Hypothesis proposed by Krashen | 第16-17页 |
| ·Interaction Hypothesis offered by Long | 第17-19页 |
| ·Output Hypothesis put forward by Swain | 第19-20页 |
| ·Research of teacher talk past and present | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three A Sketch of Relevance Theory | 第22-27页 |
| ·Key notions and principles of Relevance Theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential communication | 第24-25页 |
| ·Cognitive environment and mutual manifestness | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第27-30页 |
| ·Subject selection | 第27页 |
| ·Data collection | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research questions | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis and Discussion | 第30-50页 |
| ·The nature of teacher-student interaction in College English classes | 第30-37页 |
| ·Seeking the optimal relevance between teacher and students | 第30-33页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential communication between teacher and students | 第33-37页 |
| ·Elements that influence successful teacher-student interaction from the perspective of cognition | 第37-44页 |
| ·Mutual manifestness of cognitive environments: the foundation of teacher-student interaction | 第38-43页 |
| ·Contextual effect, processing effort, relevance and successful teacher-student interaction | 第43-44页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications for successful teacher talk | 第44-50页 |
| ·Improving teachers’questions: employing relevant questions and offering ostensive questions | 第45-46页 |
| ·Using questions to achieve mutual manifestness, and help students seek out optimal relevance | 第46-48页 |
| ·Employing appropriate correction and evaluation on students’responses | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| ·Research conclusion | 第50-51页 |
| ·Research limitations | 第51-52页 |
| References | 第52-55页 |
| Appendix I Transcription | 第55-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
| 在学期间公开发表论文情况 | 第57页 |
