| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter Two Constructivism | 第13-23页 |
| ·Definition and Branches of Constructivism | 第13-14页 |
| ·Background of Constructivism | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Philosophical Background of Constructivism | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Psychological Background of Constructivism | 第16-17页 |
| ·Fundamental Tenets of Constructivism | 第17-19页 |
| ·The General Point of View on the Theory of Social Constructivism | 第19-23页 |
| ·Humanism | 第19-21页 |
| ·Social Interactionism | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three The Application of Constructivism to American Literature Course | 第23-39页 |
| ·Present Situation of American Literature Teaching in Private Institutions of Higher Education | 第23-24页 |
| ·Questionnaire about American Literature Course | 第24-32页 |
| ·Method | 第24-26页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第26-32页 |
| ·The Constructivist View of Teacher and Role of Teachers of American Literature Classroom | 第32-36页 |
| ·The Constructivist View of Students and Role of Students of American Literature Classroom | 第36-37页 |
| ·Task | 第37-38页 |
| ·Learning Context | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Four Cases Analysis of New American Literature Teaching Methods and the Influential Factors | 第39-56页 |
| ·Cases of the New Teaching Method of American Literature Guided by Constructivism | 第39-47页 |
| ·The Case of Hyperlinks Method | 第39-44页 |
| ·The Case of English Poetry Teaching Method | 第44-47页 |
| ·Statistic Analysis of Final Exam Results | 第47-49页 |
| ·Factors Influenced American Literature Teaching | 第49-56页 |
| ·Culture and Language Diversity | 第50-52页 |
| ·Motivation | 第52-53页 |
| ·Interesting | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
