| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives and Significance | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第20-36页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of English Culture Teaching | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.1 The Development of English Culture Teaching | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 The Importance of English Culture Teaching | 第21页 |
| 2.1.3 The Development of Studies of English Culture Teaching | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of MOOCs | 第23-28页 |
| 2.2.1 The Development of MOOCs | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of MOOCs | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.3 Course Design of the Most Representative MOOCs | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Learning through Conversation | 第28-36页 |
| 2.3.1 Classification of Learning | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3.2 Learners’ Engaging in Conversation | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3.3 Theoretical Foundations | 第30-36页 |
| 2.3.3.1 Learning as Conversation | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.3.2 Conversation Theory | 第31-33页 |
| 2.3.3.3 Social Learning Theory | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.3.4 Visible Learning | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第36-53页 |
| 3.1 Research Context | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 Research Questions | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Participants | 第38-40页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第40-53页 |
| 3.4.1 The Extent of Participants’ Interaction in the Forum | 第40-44页 |
| 3.4.2 The Types of Questions Triggering More Discussions among Participants | 第44-48页 |
| 3.4.3 Conversation Quality of the Participants | 第48-53页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第53-75页 |
| 4.1 Participants’ Interaction in the Forum | 第53-61页 |
| 4.1.1 Attributes of the Participants’ Community Network | 第53-56页 |
| 4.1.2 The Centrality of the Interactive Body | 第56-59页 |
| 4.1.3 Discussion | 第59-61页 |
| 4.2 Relationship Between the Type of Questions and the Amount of Replies it Received | 第61-68页 |
| 4.2.1 The Amount of Replies Each Type of Questions Received | 第61-65页 |
| 4.2.2 Discussion | 第65-68页 |
| 4.3 Conversation Quality of the Participants | 第68-72页 |
| 4.3.1 Conversation Quality of the Participants | 第68-70页 |
| 4.3.2 Discussion | 第70-72页 |
| 4.4 General Discussion | 第72-75页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第75-81页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第75-77页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第77-79页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第79-81页 |
| References | 第81-88页 |
| Appendix A:Basic Information of Participants | 第88-90页 |
| Appendix B:Density of the Learning Community | 第90-91页 |
| Appendix C:Average Distance and Cohesion Index of the Learning Community | 第91-93页 |
| Appendix D:Degree Centrality of the Learning Community | 第93-96页 |
| Appendix E:Betweenness Centrality of the Learning Community | 第96-99页 |
| Appendix F:Detailed Classification of Questions | 第99页 |
