| Introduction | 第1-16页 |
| Chapter One: Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| 1．1．The World Wide Web | 第16页 |
| 1．1．1． The Definition | 第16页 |
| 1．1．2． Features of WWW | 第16页 |
| 1．2． The Web-based Education | 第16-19页 |
| 1．2．1 The History of Web-based Education | 第16-17页 |
| 1．2．2 Features of Web-based Education and Comparison with Traditional Language Learning | 第17-18页 |
| 1．2．3． The Advantages of Web-based Learning | 第18-19页 |
| 1．3． WebQuest Activity | 第19-30页 |
| 1．3．1． Concept of WebQuest Activity | 第19-20页 |
| 1．3．2． Characteristics of WebQuest Activity | 第20-22页 |
| 1．3．3． Theoretical Foundations of WebQuest Activity | 第22-23页 |
| 1 3．4． Constructivism and WebQuest Activity | 第23-25页 |
| 1．3．5． Related Researches on WBE and WebQuest | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Two: Case Study on Effects of Integrating WebQuest Activity into EFL | 第30-39页 |
| 2．1． Purpose of Study | 第30页 |
| 2．2． Research Questions | 第30-31页 |
| 2．3． Methodology | 第31-33页 |
| 2．3．1．The School Background | 第31-32页 |
| 2．3．2．The Subjects | 第32页 |
| 2．3．3． The Setting | 第32-33页 |
| 2．4． Implementation of WebQiiest Activity | 第33-36页 |
| 2．4．1． Getting Started by Visiting Ready-made First Grade WebQuests Online | 第33-35页 |
| 2．4．2． Researcher-Designed WebQuest | 第35-36页 |
| 2．5．Gathering Data for Research | 第36-39页 |
| 2．5．1 ．Conducting Questionnaires | 第36页 |
| 2．5．2．Observation | 第36页 |
| 2．5．3． Interviews | 第36-37页 |
| 2．5．4． Students' Self-Reports | 第37页 |
| 2．5．5． Students' Notes, Self-Evaluation Form and Information | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three: Research Results and Analysis | 第39-57页 |
| 3．1． Questionnaires Results and Analysis | 第39-45页 |
| 3．2． Observation Data Analysis | 第45-51页 |
| 3．2．1． The Students' Attitudes Towards Learning | 第45-48页 |
| 3．2．2． Development of Learning Skills ．．．47 | 第48-51页 |
| 3．3． Results of the Interviews and Students' Self-Reports | 第51-55页 |
| 3．3．1． Students'Attitude Towards WebQuest | 第52-53页 |
| 3．3．2．Broadening Students' Vocabulary and Enlarging View of Foreign Culture | 第53-54页 |
| 3．3．3．Proving More Opportunities to Explore New Knowledge and Cultivating Cross-Cultural Awareness | 第54-55页 |
| 3．4．Students' Learning Products | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Four: Finding and Discussions | 第57-63页 |
| 4．1 ．Can WebQuest Activity Positively Affect Students' EFL learning? | 第57-58页 |
| 4．2． In What Aspects Can WebQuest Activity Positively Affect EFL Learning? | 第58-60页 |
| 4．2．1 Positive Effects on Affects | 第58页 |
| 4．2．2． Positive Effects on Knowledge, Vocabulary and Culture Awareness | 第58-59页 |
| 4．2．3． Positive Effects on Participation and Cooperation | 第59页 |
| 4．2．4． Positive Effects on the Development of Students' Learning Skills | 第59-60页 |
| 4．3． What Are Chinese Students' Responses to This WebQuest Activity | 第60页 |
| 4．4． What Difficulties Were Encountered? | 第60-61页 |
| 4．5． Suggestions for Overcoming Those Difficulties | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第63-67页 |
| Limitations of the Study | 第65页 |
| Suggestions for Future Research | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-73页 |
| Appendixl Questionnaire | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix2 Ready-made WebQuest Page | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix 3 Researcher-designed WebQuest Activity | 第75-77页 |
| Appendix 4: Rubric for Researcher-Designed WebQuest Activity | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix 5:Evaluation Form | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix 6． Self-Evaluation Form | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix 7． Students' Homework Report Example | 第80页 |
