| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·English Language Education in Elementary Schools | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-34页 |
| ·Fundamental Concepts of Sociocultural Theory | 第14-21页 |
| ·The Importance of Social Interaction | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Zone of Proximal Development(ZPD) | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Definition of Scaffolding | 第17-21页 |
| ·Research on Scaffolding, ZPD and Second Language Learning | 第21-29页 |
| ·Research on the Scaffolding Instructions | 第21-25页 |
| ·Research on the ZPD | 第25-29页 |
| ·English Teaching in Elementary schools | 第29-32页 |
| ·Implications for the Present Study | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第34-52页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Research Subjects | 第34-36页 |
| ·Student Profiles in Classes A and B | 第34-36页 |
| ·Teacher Profile | 第36页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第36-39页 |
| ·Research Means | 第36-38页 |
| ·Research Purposes | 第38-39页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第39-48页 |
| ·Teaching Contents and Task Design | 第39-40页 |
| ·Teaching Plan A | 第40-43页 |
| ·Teaching Plan B | 第43-48页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第48-52页 |
| ·The Implementation of the Teaching Plans | 第48-50页 |
| ·Students’ In-Class Interview | 第50-51页 |
| ·Delivery of the Oral Test | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第52-57页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第52-54页 |
| ·Analysis of Student Feedback on the Class | 第52-53页 |
| ·Analysis of Oral Test Results | 第53-54页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 1 | 第54页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 2 | 第54-55页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 3 | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第57页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitaions of the Study | 第58页 |
| ·Recommendations for Future Research | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-65页 |
