| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Reform of English Curriculum | 第15页 |
| ·The Importance of Students' Oral Participation in English Classrooms | 第15-17页 |
| ·Students'Reticence in the EFL Classroom Context | 第17-18页 |
| ·Purposes and Significance of the Research | 第18-19页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-30页 |
| ·Definition of Reticence | 第21页 |
| ·Classification of Reticence | 第21-23页 |
| ·Previous Research on Students' Reticence in English Classrooms | 第23-30页 |
| ·Research on the Causes for Students'Reticence | 第23-28页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Social Cultural Values | 第24-26页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Students | 第26-27页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Teaching Methodology | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research on Strategies to Break Students' Reticence | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第30-34页 |
| ·Constructivist Learning Theory | 第30-31页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第34-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Participants | 第34-35页 |
| ·Questionnaire Participants | 第34-35页 |
| ·Interview Participants | 第35页 |
| ·Instruments | 第35-39页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第35-38页 |
| ·Content and Structure of the Questionnaire | 第35-36页 |
| ·Pilot Test of the Questionnaire | 第36-38页 |
| ·Classroom Observation | 第38页 |
| ·Interview | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第39-42页 |
| ·Questionnaire Analysis | 第39页 |
| ·Observation Analysis | 第39-40页 |
| ·Interview Analysis | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第42-63页 |
| ·The Degree of Students' Reticence and the difference of Reticence amongStudents from Different Proficiency Levels | 第42-50页 |
| ·The Degree of Students' Reticence | 第42-47页 |
| ·The Difference of Reticence among Students from Low,Middle,and HighProfiiciency Levels | 第47-50页 |
| ·The Variance of Students'Willingness to Participate in Different ClassroomActivities | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Possible Factors Triggering Students'Reticence | 第52-60页 |
| ·Students' English Proficiency | 第52-54页 |
| ·Teachers' Teaching Mode | 第54-60页 |
| ·Suggestions for Dealing with Students' Reticence | 第60-63页 |
| ·Establishing a Relaxed Classroom Atmosphere | 第60-61页 |
| ·Employing Effective Questioning Strategies | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第63-68页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第63-64页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of the Study | 第64-66页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Recommendations for Further Research | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-74页 |
| Appendixes | 第74-113页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Adapted FIAS | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Interview Questions | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Transcript of the Interviews | 第76-89页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Transcript of a Reading Class | 第89-102页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Questionnaire | 第102-105页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Students' Responses in the Questionnaire | 第105-113页 |
