| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| 前言 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Statement of the problem | 第13-14页 |
| ·The researcher's autobiography | 第14-15页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-37页 |
| ·Setting the scene | 第16-21页 |
| ·Main trends in foreign language education and implications for our country | 第16-17页 |
| ·Defining proficiency | 第17-18页 |
| ·Teacher and students' role in learning | 第18-21页 |
| ·Traditional teaching method 3Ps | 第21-27页 |
| ·Theoretical backup: Behaviorism in psychology and Structuralism in linguistics | 第22-24页 |
| ·Problems with this approach | 第24-27页 |
| ·Immersion and naturalistic acquisition: experiential and meaning-focused | 第27-32页 |
| ·Rationale | 第27-28页 |
| ·Problems with this approach | 第28-32页 |
| ·Information processing model | 第28-29页 |
| ·Universal Grammar | 第29-31页 |
| ·Attention | 第31-32页 |
| ·Other factors | 第32页 |
| ·Pedagogical interventions embedded in primarily communicative activities | 第32-37页 |
| ·Defining focus on form: | 第32-33页 |
| ·Focus on form is motivated by "Interaction Hypothesis" | 第33-34页 |
| ·Negotiation of meaning as a particular kind of focus on form | 第34-35页 |
| ·Optimal input | 第35-36页 |
| ·Review of China's research on the role of input | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第37-39页 |
| ·Conceptual Framework | 第37页 |
| ·Research participants and setting | 第37页 |
| ·Research questions and research hypotheses: | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research questions | 第37页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第37-38页 |
| ·Design | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第39-46页 |
| ·The more time spent the better? | 第39-43页 |
| ·Length of learning English | 第39-40页 |
| ·Weekly learning time and performance | 第40-41页 |
| ·Use of dictionaries | 第41-42页 |
| ·After-school classes | 第42-43页 |
| ·Anxiety in learning English | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第46-49页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第46-47页 |
| ·Limitations and recommendations | 第47-49页 |
| Appendix 1 Questionnaire on English learning | 第49-52页 |
| Appendix 2 The Researcher's Journal (Excerpts) | 第52-55页 |
| References | 第55-60页 |
