| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| List of Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Preliminary | 第11-12页 |
| ·Introduction to teacher talk | 第12-13页 |
| ·Introduction to speech act theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research design | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research object | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research methods | 第16页 |
| ·Purpose of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-32页 |
| ·Speech act theory | 第17-26页 |
| ·Austin’s contribution to speech act theory | 第17-21页 |
| ·Searle’s further interpretation to speech act theory | 第21-26页 |
| ·More explanations to teacher talk | 第26-30页 |
| ·Types of the IRF model | 第28-29页 |
| ·Notions concerning the usefulness of the IRF model | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Status quo of research on teacher talk at home and abroad | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Discussion and Analysis | 第32-61页 |
| ·The application of speech act theory to teacher talk | 第32-39页 |
| ·Directing and its pragmatic function | 第32-34页 |
| ·Greeting and its pragmatic function | 第34页 |
| ·Stating and its pragmatic function | 第34-35页 |
| ·Questioning and its pragmatic function | 第35-37页 |
| ·Evaluating and its pragmatic function | 第37-39页 |
| ·Class Observation and Analysis | 第39-61页 |
| ·Stating | 第40-48页 |
| ·Amount and type of teacher talk | 第40-43页 |
| ·Strategies helping students’comprehension of teacher talk | 第43-46页 |
| ·Digression | 第46-48页 |
| ·Questioning | 第48-53页 |
| ·The type of questions | 第48-51页 |
| ·Wait time | 第51-53页 |
| ·Evaluating | 第53-58页 |
| ·Positive feedback and negative feedback | 第54-56页 |
| ·Error correction | 第56-58页 |
| ·Effect of the teacher’s voice | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第61-66页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第61-64页 |
| ·Limitations | 第64页 |
| ·Recommendations for future research | 第64-66页 |
| Bibligraphy | 第66-73页 |
| Appendixes | 第73-78页 |
| Appendix I Questionnaire for teachers | 第73-76页 |
| Appendix II 学生问卷 | 第76-78页 |
| Appendix III 个人简历 | 第78页 |
