| Acknowledgements | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Table of Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·General description of the instructional design | 第9-11页 |
| ·Motivations for the instructional design | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the instructional design | 第12-13页 |
| ·Overall structure of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| ·Key terms in this instructional design | 第15-17页 |
| ·Connection-based instruction | 第15-16页 |
| ·Instructional design | 第16-17页 |
| ·Theoretical foundations of instructional design | 第17-20页 |
| ·Connectionism | 第18-19页 |
| ·Meaningful learning | 第19-20页 |
| ·Related studies | 第20-24页 |
| ·Related studies on middle school English instructional design | 第20-22页 |
| ·Related studies on connection-based instruction | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of Major Elements in the Instructional Design | 第24-33页 |
| ·Analysis of learners | 第24-27页 |
| ·Analysis of learners in terms of cognitive characteristics | 第24-25页 |
| ·Analysis of learners in terms of learning needs | 第25-27页 |
| ·Analysis of learners' learning needs concerning the requirements of the examinations | 第25-26页 |
| ·Analysis of learners' learning needs concerning the students'learning competence | 第26页 |
| ·Analysis of learners' learning needs concerning the students'learning approaches | 第26-27页 |
| ·Analysis of learners' learning needs concerning the students，affects | 第27页 |
| ·Analysis of teaching contents | 第27-30页 |
| ·Analysis of teaching contents in terms of selection | 第28-29页 |
| ·Analysis of teaching content in terms of focus | 第29页 |
| ·Analysis of teaching content in terms of the difficult points | 第29-30页 |
| ·Analysis of teaching objectives | 第30-33页 |
| ·Analysis of teaching objectives in terms of language skills | 第30-31页 |
| ·Analysis of teaching objectives in terms of affective factors | 第31-32页 |
| ·Analysis of teaching objectives in terms of thinking ability | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Design of Teaching Process | 第33-42页 |
| ·Lead-in with a focus on connection between the unit title Building the Future with the text title Teach a Man to Fish | 第33-34页 |
| ·Close reading with a focus on connection between the text title Teach a Man to Fish and the text organization | 第34-36页 |
| ·Close reading with a focus on connection between paragraphs in terms of Problem-Solution-Evaluation pattern | 第36-37页 |
| ·Close reading with a focus on connection within paragraphs in terms of cohesion and coherence | 第37-41页 |
| ·Assignment with a focus on connection with life | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Five Reflections on the Instructional Design | 第42-46页 |
| ·Reflections on teaching objectives | 第42-44页 |
| ·Reflections on teaching objectives in terms of language skills | 第42-43页 |
| ·Reflections on teaching objectives in terms of affective factors | 第43页 |
| ·Reflections on teaching objectives in terms of thinking ability | 第43-44页 |
| ·Reflections on the teaching process | 第44-45页 |
| ·Revised instructional design based on the reflections | 第45-46页 |
| References | 第46-49页 |
| Appendix | 第49-54页 |
