| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background of the research on the participatory teaching approach | 第11-13页 |
| ·A brief description of the training program in Ningxia | 第12页 |
| ·Reason of choosing this research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-28页 |
| ·Concepts and terms concerned in the research | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition to student participation | 第15-16页 |
| ·Definition to the Participatory Teaching(PT) approach | 第16-17页 |
| ·Comparison between participatory teaching and traditional teaching model | 第17页 |
| ·Theoritical basis of PT approach—Developmental teaching theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Definition of development and developmental teaching | 第17-18页 |
| ·Effectiveness of developmental teaching approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·A historical overview of the PT approach | 第19-24页 |
| ·Piaget's cognition theory to PT approach | 第19-21页 |
| ·John Dewey's student-centered education idea | 第21页 |
| ·Vygotsky's social development theory related to PT approach | 第21-24页 |
| ·Theories related to the PT approach | 第24-28页 |
| ·The PT approach and constructivism view of learning | 第25-27页 |
| ·Behavourism related to PT approach | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第28-34页 |
| ·Objective | 第28页 |
| ·Participants | 第28-29页 |
| ·Instruments | 第29-31页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第29-30页 |
| ·Video records and classroom observation | 第30页 |
| ·Interviews | 第30-31页 |
| ·English tests to the students involved | 第31页 |
| ·Data-collection procedures | 第31-32页 |
| ·Training period | 第31-32页 |
| ·Survey period | 第32页 |
| ·Analysis period | 第32页 |
| ·Approaches of analyzing data | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and discussion | 第34-45页 |
| ·Teachers'perspectives on the PT approach | 第34-37页 |
| ·Teaching model of English teaching in class | 第34-36页 |
| ·Their perspectives and useful information in teaching | 第36页 |
| ·The difficulties they meet in teaching | 第36-37页 |
| ·In-service education that they currently need most | 第37页 |
| ·The changes brought by PT approach | 第37-42页 |
| ·The changes to the English teachers | 第37-39页 |
| ·The changes brought to the students | 第39-42页 |
| ·The changes brought to the English classroom | 第42页 |
| ·The problems existing in PT process | 第42-45页 |
| ·Activity design is the biggest problem in the PT procedure | 第43页 |
| ·Necessity of full-understanding to the theory of the PT approach | 第43页 |
| ·Different opinions from different teaching approach | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第45-48页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第45-46页 |
| ·Acceptance and application to the PT approach | 第45页 |
| ·More improvement, less problems existing | 第45页 |
| ·Main factors influence the PT's further development | 第45-46页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第46-47页 |
| ·Suggestions for English teachers in primary schools | 第46页 |
| ·Suggestions for the school authorities and the education administrators | 第46-47页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第47-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-54页 |
| Appendix A: The Survey Questionnaire | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix B: Tables of the Students' Test Scores | 第56-63页 |
| Appendix C: Classroom Observation Records | 第63-66页 |
| Papers Published in 2006 | 第66页 |
