| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Homework | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Terms | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 The Functions and Purposes of Homework | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 The Types and Contents of Homework | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.4 The Amount of Homework and Academic Achievement | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Studies on English Homework Design in China | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Theories Related to Junior English Homework Design | 第23-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Multiple Intelligences Theory | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Zone of Proximal Development Theory | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.3 Junior High New English Curriculum Standards | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-33页 |
| 3.1 Research Design | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Introduction of the Participants | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第28-32页 |
| 3.3.1 Interview | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.2 Questionnaire | 第30-32页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第32页 |
| 3.4.1 Data Collection of Teachers' Questionnaire | 第32页 |
| 3.4.2 Data Collection of Students' Questionnaire | 第32页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第33-50页 |
| 4.1 The Status Quo of the Junior English Homework Design | 第33-43页 |
| 4.1.1 Results Presentation and Discussion of Teachers' Questionnaire | 第33-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Results and Discussion of Students' Questionnaire | 第37-43页 |
| 4.2 Aspects of English Homework Design Teachers Consider Most | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3 Suggestions to English Homework Design | 第44-50页 |
| 4.3.1 Building Homework Files to Improve Homework Efficiency | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3.2 Verifying Homework Types to Arouse Students' Learning Interest | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3.3 Designing Homework with Different Difficulty Level to Adapt to Students' Development | 第48页 |
| 4.3.4 Encouraging Students to Participate in Homework Design to Enhance Students' Learning Initiative | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Implications | 第50-54页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第51-53页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第53页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Future Research | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Appendices | 第57-62页 |
| Appendix A Guideline for Interview | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix B Teachers' Questionnaire | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix C Students' Questionnaire | 第60-62页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间的研究成果 | 第62页 |
