| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Objectives of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| ·EFL learner: a complex social being | 第12-13页 |
| ·Positioning and identity | 第13-20页 |
| ·Positioning of identity | 第13-14页 |
| ·Identity construction | 第14-15页 |
| ·Positioning of identity in the classroom | 第15-20页 |
| ·An ethnographic analysis | 第20-24页 |
| ·An integrative method to conduct qualitative research | 第20-21页 |
| ·Macro ethnographic analysis | 第21-22页 |
| ·Micro ethnographic analysis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three An Empirical Study | 第24-33页 |
| ·A middle school in the race for enrollment rate | 第24-25页 |
| ·In the classroom | 第25-29页 |
| ·Three focal students | 第29-31页 |
| ·Data collection | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Positioning of Three Focal Students | 第33-47页 |
| ·The case of Yu Rentian | 第33-38页 |
| ·Content analysis: “Yu Rentian, why does he like parrots?” | 第33-36页 |
| ·Institutional and cumulative context analysis on Rentian | 第36-38页 |
| ·The case of Lu Xuemei | 第38-43页 |
| ·Content analysis: “Lu Xuemei, what is the number of teachers?" | 第38-42页 |
| ·Institutional and cumulative context analysis on Xuemei | 第42-43页 |
| ·The case of Yan Liang | 第43-47页 |
| ·Content analysis: “Are there any mistakes?” | 第43-45页 |
| ·Institutional and cumulative context analysis on Liang | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-51页 |
| ·Summary of major findings | 第47-48页 |
| ·Academic and pedagogical implications | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further studies | 第49-51页 |
| References | 第51-58页 |
| AppendixⅠ Transcription Conventions | 第58-59页 |
