| Acknowledgements | 第1-9页 |
| 内容摘要(Abstract in Chinese) | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| Chapter 1 The Clarification of the Concept of "Grammar" for Testing | 第18-27页 |
| ·Different Notions Meant by the Term of "Grammar" | 第18-22页 |
| ·Formal Approach towards Language Study | 第19-20页 |
| ·Functional Approach towards Language Study | 第20-22页 |
| ·Towards a Construct Definition of Grammatical Ability for Classroom Grammar Testing | 第22-27页 |
| Chapter 2 Construction and Development of Useful Classroom Grammar Tests in Reference to Bachman and Palmer's (1996) Model | 第27-59页 |
| ·Six Qualities of 'Usefulness' in Bachman and Palmer's (1996) Model | 第27-33页 |
| ·Reliability | 第27-28页 |
| ·Construct Validity | 第28-29页 |
| ·Authenticity | 第29-31页 |
| ·Interactiveness | 第31-32页 |
| ·Impact | 第32页 |
| ·Practicality | 第32-33页 |
| ·Test Development Process | 第33-59页 |
| ·Design Stage | 第33-43页 |
| ·Operationalization Stage | 第43-57页 |
| ·Administration Stage | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter 3 An Empirical Study—An Illustrative Test Design for Testing Discourse Markers | 第59-88页 |
| ·Significance of Investigating the Use of Discourse Markers | 第59-61页 |
| ·The Development Process of the Illustrative Test Design | 第61-78页 |
| ·Description of the Whole Test | 第61-63页 |
| ·Specification of the Test Tasks | 第63-66页 |
| ·Administration of the Pilot and Final test | 第66-78页 |
| ·Discussions and Implications | 第78-88页 |
| ·Discussions with an Evaluation of Test Usefulness | 第79-85页 |
| ·Implications: Focusing on Improving Grammar Learning and Instruction | 第85-88页 |
| Conclusion | 第88-90页 |
| Notes | 第90-91页 |
| References | 第91-95页 |
| Appendices | 第95-125页 |
| 指导教师评语 | 第125页 |
