| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Background of ESL Teaching in China | 第9页 |
| ·Research Questions and the Significance of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| ·History of Language Teaching Methods | 第11-12页 |
| ·Development of Newspapers in Education | 第12-14页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第14-18页 |
| ·Definition of Constructivism | 第14-15页 |
| ·Development of Constructivism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Benefits of Constructivism | 第16页 |
| ·Application in the English Classroom | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 3 Theories on Inquiry-based language teaching | 第18-23页 |
| ·Inquiry Defined and Described | 第18-21页 |
| ·Definition of Inquiry | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Circle of the Inquiry | 第19-21页 |
| ·Inquiry-based Learning | 第21-22页 |
| ·Definition of Inquiry-based Learning | 第22页 |
| ·Constructivist Learning Theory | 第22页 |
| ·Inquiry-based Teaching | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Advocates of the Inquiry-based Teaching | 第22-23页 |
| ·Three Models of Inquiry-based Teaching | 第23页 |
| Chapter 4 The Present Study | 第23-27页 |
| ·Aims of Experiment | 第24页 |
| ·Subjects | 第24页 |
| ·Teaching Material | 第24-25页 |
| ·Experimental Method | 第25页 |
| ·The Questionnaire | 第25-26页 |
| ·Purpose | 第25页 |
| ·Subjects | 第25页 |
| ·Procedures | 第25页 |
| ·Results | 第25页 |
| ·Analysis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Process of the Experiment | 第26页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 5 Applications in the Newspaper Reading Class | 第27-31页 |
| ·Appropriate Questions Design in Newspaper Reading Class | 第27页 |
| ·Assessments on Inquiry | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Benefits of the Inquiry-based Teaching | 第28-30页 |
| ·Characteristics of Inquiry-based Teaching | 第30页 |
| ·Six Rules of Conducting Inquiry Session | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions and Implications | 第31-34页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第31-32页 |
| ·Implications for Teaching | 第32-33页 |
| ·Implications for Future Research | 第33-34页 |
| AppendixⅠ Students Questionnaire to investigate learning preferences How do you learn best | 第34-36页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Pre&Post Reading Proficiency Test | 第36-46页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Figure and Tables | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-51页 |
