| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| Table of Contents | 第10-13页 |
| Ⅰ Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Research background | 第13-15页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第15-17页 |
| ·An overall structure of the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Ⅱ Literature Review | 第19-49页 |
| ·A brief historical introduction of language teaching | 第19-43页 |
| ·Early era in the field of language teaching | 第19-32页 |
| ·The postmethod era | 第32-43页 |
| ·ESL classroom and College English teaching | 第43-47页 |
| ·Studies on ESL teaching methods in America | 第44-46页 |
| ·College English teaching in China | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-49页 |
| Ⅲ Research Methodology and Procedure | 第49-58页 |
| ·Research questions | 第49页 |
| ·Subjects | 第49-53页 |
| ·Subjects in Salem | 第50-53页 |
| ·Subjects in North University of China | 第53页 |
| ·Instruments | 第53-57页 |
| ·Classroom observation | 第54-55页 |
| ·Lesson plan checklist for the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol | 第55-56页 |
| ·Semi-instructed interview | 第56-57页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第57-58页 |
| Ⅳ Critique and Results Analysis | 第58-85页 |
| ·Results of the observation | 第58-73页 |
| ·Classroom observation logs | 第58-64页 |
| ·Descriptive critique | 第64-71页 |
| ·Results of the checklists for SIOP | 第71-73页 |
| ·Results of semi-structured interview | 第73-80页 |
| ·Participant 1: Anne | 第74-77页 |
| ·Participant 2: Robert | 第77-78页 |
| ·Participant 3: Lee | 第78-80页 |
| ·Factors effecting the choices of methods | 第80-85页 |
| ·Culture/environmental differences | 第81-82页 |
| ·Educational system policies | 第82-83页 |
| ·The goal setting of the class | 第83-85页 |
| Ⅴ Conclusion | 第85-90页 |
| ·Major findings | 第85-86页 |
| ·Suggestions for English teachers in China | 第86-87页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第87-88页 |
| ·Suggestion for the future research | 第88-90页 |
| Bibliography | 第90-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Checklist for SIOP | 第96-97页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Questions for the Interview | 第97-98页 |
| Papers Published during MA Program | 第98-99页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第99-100页 |
