| List of Tables | 第1-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第12页 |
| ·Background to the Research | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14页 |
| ·Outline of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Studies of Teacher Talk:A Literature Review | 第16-35页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16页 |
| ·Research on Teacher Talk Conducted Abroad | 第16-26页 |
| ·Role of Teacher Talk | 第17-18页 |
| ·Amount and Type of Teacher Talk | 第18-20页 |
| ·Functional Distribution of Teacher Talk | 第20-22页 |
| ·Modification in Teacher Talk | 第22-26页 |
| ·Modification of Speech Rate, Prosody and Phonology | 第23-24页 |
| ·Modification of Vocabulary | 第24页 |
| ·Modification of Syntax | 第24-25页 |
| ·Modification of Discourse | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research on Teacher Talk Conducted in China | 第26-32页 |
| ·The Initiation of Study on Teacher Talk | 第27页 |
| ·Research on Amount and Functional Distribution of Teacher Talk | 第27-29页 |
| ·Comparative Research on Teacher Talk | 第29-31页 |
| ·Other Representative Research on Teacher Talk | 第31-32页 |
| ·Some Representative Theories of SLA | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第35-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35页 |
| ·Methodology for the Present Research | 第35-38页 |
| ·Participants in the Research | 第38-39页 |
| ·Instrument and Procedure of Data Collection | 第39页 |
| ·Data Collection and Transcription | 第39-41页 |
| ·Selection of Proper Unit for Data Analysis | 第41-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第43-70页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·Comparison of the Amount of Teacher Talk | 第43-46页 |
| ·Comparison of Functional Distribution of Teacher Talk | 第46-50页 |
| ·Comparison of the Distribution of Questioning Talk | 第50-55页 |
| ·Comparison of Teachers'Wait-time | 第55-59页 |
| ·Comparison of Teachers'Feedback | 第59-64页 |
| ·Comparison of Teachers'Interactional Adjustment | 第64-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Implications | 第70-75页 |
| ·Introduction | 第70页 |
| ·Major Findings from the Study | 第70-72页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第73-74页 |
| ·Recommendations for the Further Research | 第74-75页 |
| References | 第75-82页 |
