| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figure | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Study background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Purpose of this study | 第14页 |
| ·Significance of this study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·Overview studies of English tense | 第17-20页 |
| ·Studies of English tense from the traditional perspective | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies of English tense from the cognitive perspective | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous studies on English tense teaching | 第20-26页 |
| ·Tense teaching with the Grammar-translation Method | 第20-21页 |
| ·Tense teaching with the Direct Method | 第21-23页 |
| ·Tense teaching with the Communicative Language Teaching | 第23-24页 |
| ·Tense teaching with the Cognitive Code Method | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary on previous studies of English tense teaching | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第29-57页 |
| ·Context theory | 第29-41页 |
| ·Studies of context theory | 第29-34页 |
| ·Classifications of context | 第34-37页 |
| ·Functions of context | 第37-41页 |
| ·Context-based Teaching Approach | 第41-48页 |
| ·Background of context-based teaching approach | 第41-43页 |
| ·Advantages of context-based teaching approach | 第43-45页 |
| ·Principles of context-based teaching approach | 第45-48页 |
| ·Techniques of applying context-based teaching approach to English tense teaching | 第48-55页 |
| ·Techniques of teaching English tense within linguistic context | 第48-51页 |
| ·Techniques of teaching English tense within non-linguistic context | 第51-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第57-63页 |
| ·Research question | 第57页 |
| ·Subjects | 第57-58页 |
| ·Instruments | 第58页 |
| ·pre-test | 第58页 |
| ·post-test | 第58页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第58-59页 |
| ·Procedure | 第59-63页 |
| ·Teaching procedures of the control class | 第59-60页 |
| ·Teaching procedures of the experimental class | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第63-71页 |
| ·The data from the test | 第63-68页 |
| ·Results of pre-test scores | 第63-64页 |
| ·Results of post-test scores | 第64-65页 |
| ·Statistical comparison of control class's score in pre-and post-test | 第65-66页 |
| ·Statistical comparison of experimental class's score in pre-and post-test | 第66-68页 |
| ·The difference of students' English tense acquisition between control class and experimental class after experiment | 第68页 |
| ·Analysis of results of context-based teaching in relation to students' acquisition of English tense | 第68-69页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第71-74页 |
| ·Major findings of this study | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第72页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第72-74页 |
| References | 第74-78页 |
| Appendices | 第78-94页 |
| Academic Papers Published During PostgraduateStudy | 第94-95页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第95页 |
