| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter 1 The Credit System | 第15-22页 |
| ·Definitions of the Credit System | 第15-16页 |
| ·Characteristics of the Credit System | 第16-18页 |
| ·History of the Credit System of Higher Education in China | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Essentiality of Application of the Credit System in Higher Education in China | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 2 The Significance of Applying the Credit System in Chinese Higher Education | 第22-25页 |
| ·Definition of the Academic Year System | 第22页 |
| ·Differences between the Credit System and the Academic Year System | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Implication of the Credit System for English Majors | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Relationship between Achievement Assessment and the Credit System | 第25-42页 |
| ·The Nature of Assessment of English Majors under the Credit System | 第25-26页 |
| ·Basic Considerations about Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches | 第26-30页 |
| ·Dimensions of Achievement Assessment for English Majors | 第30-38页 |
| ·Validity or Reliability | 第30-34页 |
| ·Interpretation Tendencies: NRT or CRT | 第34-35页 |
| ·Assessment Construction Tendencies: Direct or Indirect | 第35-36页 |
| ·Assessment Procedure Tendencies: Subjective or Objective | 第36-38页 |
| ·Justifications for the Nature of Achievement Assessment | 第38-41页 |
| ·The Qualitative Orientation of Achievement Assessment | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Modular Curriculum of the Credit System | 第39-41页 |
| ·Hypothesis Proposal of the Dissertation | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 4 An Empirical Analysis about the Orientation of Achievement Assessment English Major under the Credit System | 第42-50页 |
| ·Subjects of the Research | 第42-43页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第43-44页 |
| ·Results and Discussions | 第44-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
