| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Research Background | 第9页 |
| ·Purposes of the Thesis | 第9页 |
| ·Method Adopted in This Study | 第9页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| ·Whorf’s Hypothesis | 第11-14页 |
| ·“Cognition”Hypothesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Relationship Between Language and Thought | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter 3 Build up a Harmonious Linguistic View | 第18-24页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle (CP) | 第18-19页 |
| ·Grice’s Cooperative Principle and its Maxims | 第18-19页 |
| ·Neo-Griceanism—Proposed Revisions of Classic Griceanism | 第19页 |
| ·Horn’s Two-Principle Formula | 第19页 |
| ·Levinson’s Three-Principle Formula | 第19页 |
| ·Pragmatic Studies of Politeness | 第19-22页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Principle (PP) | 第20-21页 |
| ·Brown & Levinson’s Face Theory | 第21页 |
| ·Gu’s Studies of Politeness in the Chinese Culture | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Importance of Learning a SFL in America and in Europe | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 4 Reflections on FLT in China | 第24-39页 |
| ·English Teaching Around the World | 第24页 |
| ·English Teaching in China | 第24-29页 |
| ·At Primary and Secondary Schools | 第25-26页 |
| ·At Colleges and Universities | 第26-27页 |
| ·At the Departments of English in Universities and Institutes | 第27-28页 |
| ·At Open Universities and Adult Institutions of Higher Education | 第28页 |
| ·At Private Schools and Joint-funded Colleges | 第28-29页 |
| ·English Linguistic Imperialism | 第29-35页 |
| ·What’s English Linguistic Imperialism? | 第29-30页 |
| ·Arguments in English Linguistic Imperialist Discourse | 第30-32页 |
| ·Linguistic Human Rights | 第32-34页 |
| ·Opposition to the Dominance of English in the Rest of the World | 第34-35页 |
| ·Comparing the FLT in China with the FLT in Europe | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第39-42页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第39-40页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第40-42页 |
| Bibliography | 第42-45页 |
| Appendix | 第45-54页 |
