| ABSTRACT | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Overall structure of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-37页 |
| 2.1 Introduction to Project-Based Instruction (PBI) | 第16-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of PBI | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Characteristics and benefits of PBI | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.3 Previous studies on PBI | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2 A brief introduction to countries/area studies (CAS) | 第26-33页 |
| 2.2.1 Definitions of CAS | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous studies on CAS | 第28-31页 |
| 2.2.3 Introduction to courses on ECAS for English majors | 第31-33页 |
| 2.3 Educational objectives and requirements for English majors | 第33-37页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH MEGHODOLOGY | 第37-48页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第37页 |
| 3.2 Qualitative research design | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Participants | 第38-41页 |
| 3.4 Instruments | 第41-43页 |
| 3.4.1 Observation | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4.2 Interview | 第42-43页 |
| 3.5 Data collection and analysis | 第43-44页 |
| 3.6 Validity and reliability | 第44-46页 |
| 3.7 Ethical issues | 第46-48页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第48-71页 |
| 4.1 Impacts of the courses on students’ acquisition of knowledge | 第48-53页 |
| 4.1.1 Impacts of the courses on students’ acquisition of English languageknowledge | 第48-51页 |
| 4.1.2 Impacts of the courses on students’ acquisition of English disciplinaryknowledge and other disciplinary knowledge | 第51-53页 |
| 4.2 Impacts of the courses on the improvement of students’ competences | 第53-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Impacts of the courses on the improvement of students’comprehensive language-using competence | 第53-55页 |
| 4.2.2 Impacts of the courses on the improvement of students’ interculturalcommunicative competence (ICC) | 第55页 |
| 4.2.3 Impacts of the courses on the improvement of students’ learningcompetence | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.4 Impacts of the courses on the improvement of students’ criticalthinking and innovative competences | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.5 Impacts of the courses on the improvement of students’ competence inscientific research | 第57-58页 |
| 4.3 Impacts of the courses on the cultivation of students’ qualities | 第58-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Impacts of the courses on students’ moral qualities | 第58页 |
| 4.3.2 Impacts of the courses on students’ humanistic qualities | 第58-60页 |
| 4.3.3 Impacts of the courses on students’ professional qualities | 第60页 |
| 4.3.4 Impacts of the courses on students’ physical and psychologicalqualities | 第60-62页 |
| 4.4 Problems existing in the courses and their coping strategies | 第62-71页 |
| 4.4.1 Lack of unified and specified teaching objectives and its copingstrategies | 第62-63页 |
| 4.4.2 Inadequacy of teachers and its coping strategies | 第63-66页 |
| 4.4.3 Inadequacy of students and its coping strategies | 第66-68页 |
| 4.4.4 Incomplete evaluation system and its coping strategies | 第68-71页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第71-75页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第71-72页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第72-73页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第73-74页 |
| 5.4 Recommendations for future research | 第74-75页 |
| REFERENCES | 第75-85页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ 学生访谈提纲 | 第85-88页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ 教师访谈提纲 | 第88-91页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ 课堂观察提纲 | 第91-93页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅳ 发表成果 | 第93-94页 |
