| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Framework of the Research | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-34页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Studies | 第17-31页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition and Characteristics of Preview before English Class | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Attitudes towards Preview before English Class | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.3 Principle and Criterion of Preview before English Class | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.4 Positive Effects of Preview before English Class | 第25-28页 |
| 2.1.5 Strategies of English Teachers’ Guidance of Preview | 第28-30页 |
| 2.1.6 Relation between Preview before English Class and English Scores | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2 Empirical studies | 第31-34页 |
| 2.2.1 Methods of Preview before English Class | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Current Situation of Preview before English Class | 第32-33页 |
| 2.2.3 Relation between Preview before English Class and English Scores | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第34-39页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第34页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.2 Interview | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Ways of Data Collection and Analysis | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第39-68页 |
| 4.1 Students’ Overall Situation of Preview | 第39-58页 |
| 4.1.1 Results of Attitudes towards Preview | 第39-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Results of the Contents of Preview | 第43-47页 |
| 4.1.3 Results of Strength of Preview | 第47-48页 |
| 4.1.4 Results of Reasons for Preview | 第48-51页 |
| 4.1.5 Results of Difficulties in Preview | 第51-53页 |
| 4.1.6 Results of Teachers’ General Guidance of Preview | 第53-58页 |
| 4.2 Performances of Different Achievers in Preview | 第58-63页 |
| 4.2.1 High Achievers and Preview | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2.2 Middle Achievers and Preview | 第60-61页 |
| 4.2.3 Low Achievers and Preview | 第61-63页 |
| 4.3 Suggestions | 第63-68页 |
| 4.3.1 To Cultivate Students’ Attitudes of Preview before English Class | 第64-65页 |
| 4.3.2 To Design Hierarchical Tasks of Preview before English Class | 第65-66页 |
| 4.3.3 To Offer Effective Assessments of Preview before English Class | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings | 第68-70页 |
| 5.2 Limitations | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix 初中生英语课前预习问卷调查表 | 第74-76页 |
