| ABSTRACT | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-9页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第9-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-20页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Course description | 第14-17页 |
| 1.3 Objectives and significance of the research | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3.1. Objectives of the research | 第17页 |
| 1.3.2. Significance of the research | 第17-19页 |
| 1.4 Overall structure of the thesis | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-34页 |
| 2.1 Sociocultural theory | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of the sociocultural theory (SCT) | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies about the sociocultural theory | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2 Group interaction | 第25-29页 |
| 2.2.1 The strategies of interaction | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Interaction patterns | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.3 Interaction effects | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.4 The impact factors of interaction | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3 Flipped classroom | 第29-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of flipped classroom | 第29页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies about flipped classroom | 第29-32页 |
| 2.4 The theoretical framework of this research | 第32-34页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第34-41页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第34页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第34页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Video and audio recording | 第35页 |
| 3.3.2 Semi-structured interview | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Data collection and analysis | 第36-40页 |
| 3.4.1 Data collection | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4.2 Data analysis | 第37-40页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第41-75页 |
| 4.1 The fluctuation of students’ equality and reciprocity | 第41-56页 |
| 4.1.1 The fluctuation of students’ equality | 第41-48页 |
| 4.1.2 The fluctuation of students’ reciprocity | 第48-56页 |
| 4.2 The group interaction patterns | 第56-68页 |
| 4.2.1 The equality and reciprocity performance of each group | 第56-61页 |
| 4.2.2 The analysis of the interaction patterns of each group | 第61-68页 |
| 4.3 Impact factors | 第68-75页 |
| 4.3.1 The activity factors | 第68-70页 |
| 4.3.2 The individual factors | 第70-75页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第75-80页 |
| 5.1 Major research findings | 第75-76页 |
| 5.1.1 Unstable interactive performance of the individual English majors inthe group in the flipped classroom | 第75页 |
| 5.1.2 Four group interaction patterns in the flipped classroom | 第75页 |
| 5.1.3 Impact factors for group interaction patterns in the flipped classroom | 第75-76页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第76-78页 |
| 5.2.1 Implications for the implementation of the group interaction | 第76-77页 |
| 5.2.2 Implications for the implementation of the flipped classroom | 第77-78页 |
| 5.3 The limitations of the research | 第78-79页 |
| 5.4 The recommendations for further research | 第79-80页 |
| REFERENCES | 第80-88页 |
| APPENDIX 1 A sample activity in the test area | 第88-89页 |
| APPENDIX 2 A sample activity in the collaborative area (eg. spot the differences).. | 第89-90页 |
| APPENDIX 3 A sample activity in the round table area | 第90-91页 |
| APPENDIX 4 The arrangement of students’ participation in the group activities | 第91-93页 |
| APPENDIX 5 The semi-structured interview outline | 第93-94页 |
| APPENDIX 6 The interview information | 第94-95页 |
