| Acknowledgements | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research purpose and questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Research significance | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 The layout of the thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 Definition and function of silence | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2 Definition and classification of classroom silence | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Factors affecting the interpretation of classroom silence | 第25-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Cultural factors | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Social factors | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.3 Emotional factors | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3.4 Cognitive factors | 第29页 |
| 2.3.5 Teachers' factors | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3.6 Classroom environmental factors | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第32-39页 |
| 3.1 Definition and development of Dynamic Systems Theory | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Features of Dynamic Systems Theory and its application in Second LanguageAcquisition (SLA) | 第33-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Complete interconnectedness of system | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Non-linear development of system | 第35页 |
| 3.2.3 Self-organization and attractor state of system | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.4 The initial state and variation of system | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第39-53页 |
| 4.1 Classroom observation | 第39-47页 |
| 4.1.1 Research sampling | 第39-40页 |
| 4.1.2 Observation instrument | 第40-44页 |
| 4.1.3 Data collection | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2 Interview | 第47-53页 |
| 4.2.1 Participants | 第47-50页 |
| 4.2.2 Interview guide | 第50页 |
| 4.2.3 Data collection | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第53-83页 |
| 5.1 Results and analysis of classroom observation | 第53-68页 |
| 5.1.1 Observation results and contrastive analysis of four classes fromnon-English Major in three universities | 第54-61页 |
| 5.1.2 Observation results and contrastive analysis of four classes from EnglishMajor in two universities | 第61-68页 |
| 5.2 The results and analysis of interview | 第68-83页 |
| 5.2.1 The factors inducing students into a silent attractor state | 第69-79页 |
| 5.2.2 Non-linear development of these factors | 第79页 |
| 5.2.3 The initial state and differences of the individual classroom speechsystem | 第79-81页 |
| 5.2.4 The attractor state and repeller state of the classroom speech system | 第81-83页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ CONCLUSION | 第83-90页 |
| 6.1 Major findings of the research | 第83-87页 |
| 6.2 Implication of the research | 第87-88页 |
| 6.3 Limitation and suggestions for the future research | 第88-90页 |
| References | 第90-97页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ CBRT | 第97-98页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Interview guide for student interviewees | 第98-99页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Interview consent form | 第99页 |
