| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·A General Description of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Focus of the Study: Research Questions | 第9页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-23页 |
| ·Retrospection on Politeness Theory | 第11-12页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson’s Face-saving Politeness Theory | 第12-15页 |
| ·Concept of Face | 第13页 |
| ·Concept of Politeness | 第13-14页 |
| ·Concept of Face-threatening Acts (FTAs) | 第14-15页 |
| ·Politeness Strategies | 第15-17页 |
| ·Three Levels of Directness in Politeness Strategies | 第16-17页 |
| ·Speech Modification Strategies | 第17页 |
| ·Other Studies on Politeness | 第17-22页 |
| ·Politeness and Indirectness | 第17-18页 |
| ·Politeness and Context | 第18-19页 |
| ·Politeness and Power | 第19-21页 |
| ·Politeness and Status | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Three Contextual Variables Influencing the Politeness Strategies of Teacher Talk in the EFL Context | 第23-33页 |
| ·The Cognition of the Teacher Talk | 第23-25页 |
| ·Definition and Characteristics of Teacher Talk | 第23-24页 |
| ·Function and Values of Teacher Talk | 第24-25页 |
| ·Contextual Variables | 第25-33页 |
| ·Cultural Values Variables | 第26-27页 |
| ·Setting Variables | 第27-29页 |
| ·Participant Variables | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter Four An Empirical Study | 第33-48页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Empirical Study | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| ·Method and Data Collection | 第34-35页 |
| ·Results and Discussions | 第35-48页 |
| ·The Application of Politeness Strategies in Teacher Talk | 第35-43页 |
| ·The Feedback to the Application of Politeness Strategies from the Students | 第43-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-52页 |
| ·Findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implication | 第49-50页 |
| ·limitation of the Study and Suggestion for Future Study | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-56页 |
| Appendix | 第56-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
