| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Overall structure of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 Key terms in the study | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Silence | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Classroom silence | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 Causes of classroom silence | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.1 From the perspective of students | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 From the perspective of teachers | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.3 From the perspective of teaching environment | 第21页 |
| 2.2.4 From the perspective of socio-cultural factors | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical foundations in the study | 第22-26页 |
| 2.4 Previous studies on students' classroom silence abroad and In china | 第26-29页 |
| 2.4.1 Previous studies on students' classroom silence abroad | 第26页 |
| 2.4.2 Previous studies about students' classroom silence in China | 第26-28页 |
| 2.4.3 Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第29-34页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Research design | 第29-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Subjects | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Instrument | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.3 Date collection | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.4 Date analysis | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第34-47页 |
| 4.1 Students' factors contributing to classroom silence | 第34-38页 |
| 4.2 Teachers' factors contributing to classroom silence | 第38-43页 |
| 4.3 Environmental factors contributing to classroom silence | 第43-44页 |
| 4.4 Socio-cultural factors contributing to classroom silence | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第47-53页 |
| 5.1 Major findings in the study | 第47-49页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第49-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Breaking classroom silence from the perspective of student's aspect | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2.2 Breaking classroom silence from the perspective of teachers' aspect | 第50页 |
| 5.2.3 Breaking classroom silence from the perspective of teaching environmental aspect40 | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.4 Breaking classroom silence from the perspective of socio-cultural aspect | 第51页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study | 第51-52页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for further studies | 第52-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第57-58页 |
