| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Figures | 第13-14页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-22页 |
| ·Research Background | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language and Thought | 第15-16页 |
| ·Critical Thinking and Thinking | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Role of Textbooks in the Cultivation of Critical Thinking | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Role of Text-treatment in Cognitive Processing | 第18-19页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第19-20页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-43页 |
| ·Some Important Concepts | 第22-36页 |
| ·Mediated Mind | 第22-23页 |
| ·Language as a Psychological Tool | 第23-25页 |
| ·Text as Higher -order Psychological Tool —Form as Content, Content a Form | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Role of Questions in SCT | 第26-31页 |
| ·Thinking and Questions | 第26-29页 |
| ·Questions after Texts | 第29-31页 |
| ·Critical Thinking/CT | 第31-36页 |
| ·CT: Definitions | 第31-33页 |
| ·CT: Pedagogical Significance | 第33-35页 |
| ·CT: Assessment | 第35-36页 |
| ·Previous Studies | 第36-43页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Textbooks | 第36-37页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Questions | 第37-38页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Critical Thinking | 第38-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第43-54页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第43页 |
| ·Research objects | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Tool of the Research | 第44-52页 |
| ·Coding Scheme for Questions | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives | 第46-52页 |
| ·Study Procedure | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 4 Findings and Discussions | 第54-64页 |
| ·The Frequency of Different Questions in Two Sets of Textbooks | 第54-55页 |
| ·Percentage of Different Level of Educational Objectives Different Questions May Reach | 第55-58页 |
| ·Comparison between Two Textbooks in Their Different Roles in the Cultivati of Critical Thinking Ability | 第58-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Implications and Limitations | 第64-76页 |
| ·Implications for the Writing of Textbooks | 第64-67页 |
| ·Implications for the Using of Textbooks | 第67-69页 |
| ·Implications for EFL College Students in China | 第69-72页 |
| ·Implications for English Teachers in China | 第72-74页 |
| ·Limitations and Recommendations for Future Studies | 第74-76页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第76-80页 |
| ·The Changing Goals of Education | 第76-77页 |
| ·The Renewed Perspective of Language Teaching and Learning | 第77-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-87页 |
| Appendix I Questions Collected from New Horizon College English (Reading Writing, Book 3) | 第87-92页 |
| Appendix II Questions Collected from New Standard College English (A Integrated Course, Book 3) | 第92-102页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第102-103页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的论文 | 第103页 |
