| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·The motivation of the researcher | 第9页 |
| ·Research background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Scope and methodology | 第10-11页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The arrangement of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Syllabus and course design | 第14-26页 |
| ·Definitions of syllabus in general | 第14-15页 |
| ·Curriculum standard, curriculum syllabus, and language teaching syllabus | 第15-16页 |
| ·Multi-dimensional syllabus and course design | 第16-23页 |
| ·Teaching syllabus and teaching approach | 第17-18页 |
| ·The grammar-translation approach and the structural syllabus | 第18-21页 |
| ·The communicative approach and the functional syllabus | 第21-22页 |
| ·The situational or topic-based syllabus | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous studies on multi-dimensional syllabus and its sequence at home and abroad | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Literature review | 第26-37页 |
| ·Brief review of English cousebook history | 第26页 |
| ·The two editions of the National Curriculum Standard | 第26-28页 |
| ·Review on Oxford English cousrebooks | 第28-35页 |
| ·Strengths maintained in 2001 edition | 第28-32页 |
| ·Adaption into Chinese teaching context | 第32-34页 |
| ·The second time localization in 2012 | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第37-43页 |
| ·Case study | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第38-41页 |
| ·Interviews | 第38-39页 |
| ·Questionnairs | 第39-40页 |
| ·Classroom observation | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data collection | 第41-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Five Findings and discussions | 第43-52页 |
| ·The position change of structure and its effect | 第43-46页 |
| ·Findings from text analysis | 第43-45页 |
| ·Findings from interviews, questionnaires and classroom observation | 第45-46页 |
| ·Factors affecting the change of structure of syllabus | 第46-50页 |
| ·The Chinese learning context | 第46-47页 |
| ·The role of teacher in course design | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Chinese learner | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion and implications | 第52-57页 |
| ·General summary | 第52-54页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-62页 |
