| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·The status of English | 第9页 |
| ·The current situation of English teaching in Senior High School | 第9-10页 |
| ·An important measure adopted in New Curriculum Reform | 第10页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research questions and objectives of the study | 第11页 |
| ·Format of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-25页 |
| ·The structure of English courses in the new curriculum reform | 第13-14页 |
| ·Relevant theories about optional courses | 第14-16页 |
| ·The definition of optional courses | 第14页 |
| ·The relationship between optional and required courses | 第14-15页 |
| ·The characteristics of optional courses | 第15-16页 |
| ·The theoretical basis of optional courses | 第16-19页 |
| ·The viewpoints of the Multiple Intelligences Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·The educational connotations of the Multiple Intelligences Theory | 第19页 |
| ·The current situation of the optional courses' settings at home and abroad | 第19-23页 |
| ·The current situation of optional courses abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·The current situation and existing problems of optional courses in our country | 第21-23页 |
| ·The summary of this chapter | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第25-30页 |
| ·Purpose of the investigation | 第25页 |
| ·Description of the subjects | 第25-26页 |
| ·Brief introduction to the school | 第25-26页 |
| ·The features of English teachers in the No.40 Senior High School | 第26页 |
| ·The features of students in the No.40 Senior High School | 第26页 |
| ·Instruments of the investigation | 第26-27页 |
| ·Questionnaire of students | 第27页 |
| ·Interview of teachers | 第27页 |
| ·Procedures of the investigation | 第27页 |
| ·Data collection | 第27-28页 |
| ·General findings | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis and Discussion | 第30-43页 |
| ·The analysis for the investigation | 第30-36页 |
| ·Students' attitudes towards English optional courses | 第30-34页 |
| ·Teachers' attitudes towards English optional courses | 第34-36页 |
| ·Discussion | 第36-43页 |
| ·Available measures for English optional courses | 第36-41页 |
| ·Evaluation of the significance of the analysis | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第43-48页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第43-44页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第44-45页 |
| ·Suggestions for settings and implementation of optional courses | 第45-48页 |
| ·Suggestions for schools | 第45-46页 |
| ·Suggestions for teachers | 第46-48页 |
| References | 第48-50页 |
| Appendix A | 第50-52页 |
| Appendix B | 第52-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
