| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Methodology and Data for the Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第14-15页 |
| ·Signs Used in Data Transcription | 第15-16页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-31页 |
| ·Discourse Analysis and Classroom Research | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies on Teacher Talk | 第18-25页 |
| ·Definition and Features of Teacher Talk | 第19-23页 |
| ·Studies on Teacher Talk from Other Aspects | 第23-25页 |
| ·Studies on Questioning | 第25-31页 |
| ·Classification of Questions | 第25-27页 |
| ·Functions of Questions | 第27-28页 |
| ·Studies on Questioning from Other Aspects | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework for the Present Study | 第31-36页 |
| ·Interaction Hypothesis | 第31-32页 |
| ·Discourse Structure | 第32-34页 |
| ·Interpersonal Meaning | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第36-58页 |
| ·Results | 第36-50页 |
| ·The Amount of Teachers’Questions | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Features of Teachers’Questions | 第37-42页 |
| ·The Structure of the Discourse of Questioning | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Meaning in the Discourse of Questioning | 第43-50页 |
| ·Discussion | 第50-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Strategies of Questioning in EFL Classroom Teachi | 第58-67页 |
| ·Appropriate Amount for Teachers’Questions | 第59-60页 |
| ·Skillful Management of Difficult Questions | 第60-62页 |
| ·Diversified Use of the Kinds of Discourse Structure | 第62-64页 |
| ·Proper Choice of Different Kinds of Questions | 第64-67页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-73页 |
| Appendix A: Publications during the Program | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix B: Transcription of the Tape Recording | 第74-96页 |
| Appendix C: Questionnaire | 第96-99页 |
| Appendix D: Informative Chinese Abstract | 第99-101页 |
