| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Definition of key terms | 第12-14页 |
| ·Teacher talk | 第12-14页 |
| ·Gender and sex | 第14页 |
| ·Purpose of the research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Thesis organization | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Related research on language and gender | 第17-22页 |
| ·The relationship of language and gender | 第17-18页 |
| ·Language and gender research abroad | 第18-21页 |
| ·Language and gender research in China | 第21-22页 |
| ·Related research on teacher talk | 第22-27页 |
| ·Research on the amount of teacher talk | 第22-23页 |
| ·Research on teacher questions | 第23-24页 |
| ·Research on teacher feedback | 第24-25页 |
| ·Research on teachers’classroom directives | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter three Research Methodology | 第27-30页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Participants | 第27-28页 |
| ·Instruments | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis procedure | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter four Results | 第30-44页 |
| ·Results of teacher talk time | 第30-32页 |
| ·Results of teacher questions | 第32-37页 |
| ·Types of teacher questions | 第32-34页 |
| ·Ways of questioning | 第34-37页 |
| ·Results of teacher feedback | 第37-40页 |
| ·Results of teacher directives | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter five Discussions and Implications | 第44-51页 |
| ·Discussions about the research results | 第44-49页 |
| ·Differences of teacher talk time | 第44-45页 |
| ·Differences of teacher questions | 第45-47页 |
| ·Differences of teacher feedback | 第47-48页 |
| ·Differences of teacher directives | 第48-49页 |
| ·Implications of the research | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter six Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
| Appendix I | 第56-80页 |
| Appendix II | 第80页 |
