| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第8-9页 |
| ·General outline of the thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Theoretical Framework | 第11-14页 |
| ·Input Hypothesis | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Literature Review | 第14-28页 |
| ·Definition of teacher talk | 第14-15页 |
| ·Relevant studies on teacher talk in China | 第15-20页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of teacher talk in instructional classroom | 第15-16页 |
| ·Features of teacher talk in English classroom settings in China | 第16-19页 |
| ·Contrastive analysis of teacher talk in English classroom settings | 第19-20页 |
| ·Review on teacher talk | 第20-28页 |
| ·Research on teacher talk in the classroom settings | 第20-22页 |
| ·Review on input features of teacher talk | 第22-28页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Methodology | 第28-32页 |
| ·Research purpose | 第28页 |
| ·Research questions | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data collection method | 第29-30页 |
| ·Settings and participants | 第30页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第30-31页 |
| ·Technical tools | 第31页 |
| ·Data Analysis Method | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Data Analysis | 第32-53页 |
| ·Formal input features of teacher talk | 第32-42页 |
| ·Speech rate | 第32-34页 |
| ·Vocabulary | 第34-39页 |
| ·Sentence types | 第39-42页 |
| ·Functional input features of teacher talk | 第42-53页 |
| ·Types of questions | 第42-46页 |
| ·The amount of teacher talk | 第46-49页 |
| ·The choices of language | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Major findings | 第53页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations | 第54-55页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix: Transcription System | 第62页 |
