| Abstract in Chinese | 第3-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-31页 |
| 2.1 Concepts of Questioning | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Classification of Questions | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Functions of Questioning | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.3 Principles of Questioning | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Bases | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Krashen's Input Hypothesis | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Swain's Output Hypothesis | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Long's Interaction Hypothesis | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Questioning in Language Teaching | 第24-31页 |
| 2.3.1 Related Studies Abroad | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Related Studies at Home | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第31-35页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Research Instruments | 第33页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-69页 |
| 4.1 The Times of Questioning | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2 Types of Questions | 第37-43页 |
| 4.3 Wait-time and Feedback | 第43-51页 |
| 4.3.1 Wait-time | 第43-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Teachers' Feedback | 第47-51页 |
| 4.4 The Interaction Patterns of Questioning | 第51-56页 |
| 4.4.1 The IR Pattern of Questioning | 第53-54页 |
| 4.4.2 The IRE Pattern of Questioning | 第54-55页 |
| 4.4.3 The I1 R1 (InRn) E&IR1E1 (RnEn) Pattern of Questioning | 第55-56页 |
| 4.5 Forms of Answering Questions | 第56-61页 |
| 4.5.1 Voluntary Answering | 第58页 |
| 4.5.2 Answering in Chorus | 第58-59页 |
| 4.5.3 Nominating Answering | 第59-60页 |
| 4.5.4 Teachers Self-answering and No Answering | 第60-61页 |
| 4.6 Strategies of Revising Questioning | 第61-69页 |
| 4.6.1 Redirecting | 第63-64页 |
| 4.6.2 Probing | 第64-65页 |
| 4.6.3 Repeating | 第65-66页 |
| 4.6.4 Prompting | 第66-67页 |
| 4.6.5 Paraphrasing | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions for Questioning in English Teaching | 第69-75页 |
| 5.1 Suggestions for Teachers | 第69-73页 |
| 5.1.1 Improving Teachers'Questioning Skills | 第69-70页 |
| 5.1.2 Constructing a Democratic Classroom Environment | 第70-71页 |
| 5.1.3 Providing Reasonable Hints and Building Students' Confidence | 第71页 |
| 5.1.4 Encouraging Students to Ask Questions Autonomously | 第71-72页 |
| 5.1.5 Treating Students Equally and Enhancing Students' Participation | 第72-73页 |
| 5.2 Suggestions for Helping Students to Raise Questions | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第75-78页 |
| 6.1 Summary of the Study | 第75-76页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions for Further Research | 第77-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82-83页 |
