| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-23页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-18页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第19-20页 |
| 1.4 Layout of this Thesis | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第23-31页 |
| 2.1 Relevant Research on the Teachers’ Questioning | 第23-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition and Review of the Teachers’ Questioning | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Types of the Teachers’ Questioning | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.3 Functions of the Teachers’ Questioning | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2 Definition and Review of Scaffolding | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Previous Research on the Application of the Scaffolding Functions in the Teachers’ Questioning to the Teaching of English Reading outside China | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 Previous Research on the Application of the Scaffolding Functions in the Teachers’ Questioning to the Teaching of English Reading in China | 第28-30页 |
| 2.5 Unresolved Problems in Previous Research | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第31-43页 |
| 3.1 Long’s Interaction Hypothesis | 第31-35页 |
| 3.2 Scaffolding Theory | 第35-43页 |
| 3.2.1 Classification of Scaffolding | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.2 Presentation of Scaffolding | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.3 Functions of Scaffolding | 第38-43页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第43-59页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第43页 |
| 4.2 Research Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3 Research Instruments | 第44-47页 |
| 4.3.1 Questionnaires | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3.2 Tests | 第46页 |
| 4.3.3 Classroom Observations | 第46-47页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第47-57页 |
| 4.4.1 Research Phases | 第47-48页 |
| 4.4.2 Single-way Scaffolding | 第48-52页 |
| 4.4.3 Multiple-way Scaffolding: A Sample Lesson in the Experimental Class | 第52-57页 |
| 4.5 Data Collection | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Research Results and Discussion | 第59-79页 |
| 5.1 Results and Discussion of Classroom Observations | 第59-63页 |
| 5.2 Results and Discussion of the Data from Tests | 第63-68页 |
| 5.2.1 Results of the Tests | 第63-66页 |
| 5.2.2 Discussion of the Tests | 第66-68页 |
| 5.3 Results and Discussion of Questionnaires | 第68-79页 |
| 5.3.1 Results of Questionnaires of Students’ Attitudes towards the Teachers’ Questioning | 第68-74页 |
| 5.3.2 Discussion of Questionnaires of Students’ Attitudes towards Scaffolding Functions in the Teachers’ Questioning | 第74-79页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第79-85页 |
| 6.1 Major Research Findings | 第79-80页 |
| 6.2 Research Implications | 第80-82页 |
| 6.3 Research Limitations | 第82页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Future Research | 第82-85页 |
| References | 第85-93页 |
| Appendixes | 第93-114页 |
| Appendix 1: Pre-questionnaire | 第93-95页 |
| Appendix 2: Post-questionnaire | 第95-97页 |
| Appendix 3: Pre-test Paper | 第97-103页 |
| Appendix 4: Post-test Paper | 第103-109页 |
| Appendix 5: Scales of Classroom Observations | 第109-111页 |
| Appendix 6: The Scores of Reading Tests in the Experimental Class and the Control Class | 第111-113页 |
| Appendix 7: The Total Scores of Tests in the Experimental Class and the Control Class | 第113-114页 |
