| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Research background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research purpose and significance | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the research | 第11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-22页 |
| ·Studies on critical thinking | 第12-17页 |
| ·Definitions on critical thinking | 第12-14页 |
| ·Definition on critical thinking skills | 第14-15页 |
| ·Definition on critical thinking disposition | 第15-16页 |
| ·Relationship between critical thinking skills and critical thinking disposition | 第16页 |
| ·Critical thinking and second language acquisition | 第16-17页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation | 第17-18页 |
| ·Critical discourse analysis | 第17-18页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第18页 |
| ·Previous study on critical thinking abroad and at home | 第18-21页 |
| ·Studies on critical thinking disposition with language teaching abroad and athome | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies on critical thinking skills with language teaching abroad and athome | 第20-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第22-27页 |
| ·Research questions | 第22-23页 |
| ·Participants | 第23页 |
| ·Instruments | 第23-26页 |
| ·Questionnaire on critical thinking disposition | 第23-24页 |
| ·Questionnaire on critical thinking skills | 第24-26页 |
| ·Interview | 第26页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第26页 |
| ·Data collection | 第26-27页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第27页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第27-50页 |
| ·The situation of students’ critical thinking disposition and critical thinking skills insenior high school | 第27-39页 |
| ·The situation of students’ critical thinking disposition in senior high school | 第27-31页 |
| ·The situation of students’ critical thinking skills in senior high school | 第31-39页 |
| ·Correlation analysis | 第39-42页 |
| ·Correlation between critical thinking disposition and English proficiency | 第39-41页 |
| ·Correlation between critical thinking skills and English proficiency | 第41-42页 |
| ·Discussion | 第42页 |
| ·Comparison of high-score group and low-score group in using critical thinkingskills in English learning | 第42-47页 |
| ·Comparison of overall scores of critical thinking skills between high-scoregroup and low-score group | 第42-44页 |
| ·Comparison of subscale scores of critical thinking skills between high-scoregroup and low-score group | 第44-46页 |
| ·Discussion | 第46-47页 |
| ·Analysis of interview | 第47-50页 |
| ·Results of the interview | 第47-49页 |
| ·Discussion | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-55页 |
| ·Major findings | 第50-52页 |
| ·Implications | 第52-53页 |
| ·For parents and teachers | 第52-53页 |
| ·For students | 第53页 |
| ·For researchers | 第53页 |
| ·Limitations | 第53-54页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-59页 |
| Appendix I: Questionnaire on Critical Thinking Disposition | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix II: Questionnaire on Critical Thinking Skills in English | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| The list of the research papers published by the author | 第66-67页 |
