| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the investigation | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1.1 Social background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.1.2 Current situation of primary school English teaching in Ziyang | 第11-12页 |
| 1.1.3 Current situation of middle school English teaching in Ziyang | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 The significance of the investigation | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 The purpose of this investigation | 第16页 |
| 1.4 The overview of this investigation | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第18-32页 |
| 2.1 The transition | 第18页 |
| 2.2 Studies about the transition problems at home and abroad | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies abroad | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies at home | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3 The theoretical foundation | 第22-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Constructivism Learning Theory | 第22-26页 |
| 2.3.2 The Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.3 Primary English Syllabus | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4.4 Junior English Syllabus | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1 The subjects of the investigation | 第32页 |
| 3.2 The instruments of the investigation | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Questionnaires | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Interview | 第33页 |
| 3.3 Procedure of the investigation | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第34页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Results of this investigation and some strategies to solve the problems | 第35-51页 |
| 4.1 The problems in the transition process and reasons for the problems | 第35-45页 |
| 4.1.1 Problems of course setting and class hour and the reasons | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Problem of basic English language knowledge teaching in primary schools and the reason for it | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.3 Backward teaching methods and the reasons for it | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.4 Problem of students'low interest in learning English and the reasons for it | 第40-42页 |
| 4.1.5 Polarization in junior middle schools and the reasons for it | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.6 Problems of students' wrong attitude and weariness in learning English and the reasons | 第43-45页 |
| 4.1.7 Problem of evaluation methods and the reasons | 第45页 |
| 4.2 The strategies to solve the problems | 第45-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Holding right attitude towards primary school English | 第46页 |
| 4.2.2 Guiding students' learning methods and training students' good learning habits in primary schools | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Innovating teaching methods and changing evaluation methods | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2.4 Government assistance | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2.5 Communication between primary school English teachers and junior middle school English teachers | 第49页 |
| 4.2.6 Building good teacher-student relationship | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第52-54页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第54页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for further study | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix | 第58-65页 |
| Paper published | 第65页 |
