| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of this paper | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第15-33页 |
| ·Review of politeness theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Face-saving politeness theory of Brown and Levinson | 第16-20页 |
| ·The definition of “face” | 第17-18页 |
| ·The concept of politeness | 第18-19页 |
| ·The concept of Face-Threatening Acts (FTAs) | 第19-20页 |
| ·The politeness strategies | 第20-22页 |
| ·Relevant theories on politeness | 第22-26页 |
| ·Grice’s Cooperative Principle | 第22-23页 |
| ·Leech and his Politeness Principle (PP) | 第23-25页 |
| ·Gu Yueguo and his Chinese politeness principles | 第25-26页 |
| ·Politeness and cultural values | 第26-31页 |
| ·The difference of face and mianzi or lian | 第26-28页 |
| ·The difference of modesty and self-denigration | 第28-29页 |
| ·The difference of privacy and attitudinal warmth | 第29-30页 |
| ·The difference of individualism and collectivism | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Foreign Language Teaching and Teacher Talk | 第33-39页 |
| ·The purpose of the foreign language teaching | 第33页 |
| ·Cognition of the teacher talk | 第33-36页 |
| ·Definition and characteristics of teacher talk | 第34-35页 |
| ·Function and values of teacher talk | 第35-36页 |
| ·Classroom interaction | 第36-39页 |
| ·The role of the teacher | 第36-37页 |
| ·The significance of classroom interaction | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Application of Politeness Strategies in English Class | 第39-48页 |
| ·Application of verbal politeness strategies | 第39-45页 |
| ·Positive politeness strategies | 第39-41页 |
| ·Negative politeness strategies | 第41-43页 |
| ·Off-record politeness strategies | 第43-45页 |
| ·Application of nonverbal politeness strategies | 第45-48页 |
| ·Eye contact | 第45-46页 |
| ·Facial expressions | 第46页 |
| ·Intonation | 第46-47页 |
| ·Silence | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ An Empirical Study | 第48-58页 |
| ·The Purpose of the empirical study | 第48页 |
| ·Design of the study | 第48-49页 |
| ·Objectives | 第48页 |
| ·Subjects | 第48-49页 |
| ·Instruments | 第49页 |
| ·Procedures | 第49页 |
| ·Analysis of the instruments | 第49-51页 |
| ·Components of teachers’ questionnaire | 第50页 |
| ·Components of students’ questionnaire | 第50-51页 |
| ·Results and discussions | 第51-58页 |
| ·Analysis of teachers’ questionnaire | 第51-54页 |
| ·Analysis of students’ questionnaire | 第54-58页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Findings | 第58页 |
| ·Pedagogical implication | 第58-60页 |
| ·Limitation of the study and suggestion for future study | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第67-69页 |
| Paper Published during MA Program | 第69页 |
