| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter I An Overview of Related Theories | 第13-20页 |
| ·Critical Period Hypothesis | 第13-15页 |
| ·The supporting viewpoints | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Opposing Viewpoints | 第14-15页 |
| ·Foreign Language and Second Language | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of Second Language and Foreign Language | 第15-16页 |
| ·The necessity of distinguishing Foreign Language teaching and Second Language Teaching | 第16页 |
| ·Type of English teaching in China | 第16-17页 |
| ·Interest in English learning | 第17-20页 |
| ·The concept of interest in English learning | 第17-18页 |
| ·The functions of interest in learning | 第18-19页 |
| ·The durability of interest in learning | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter ⅡThe Situation of Primary School English Teaching | 第20-29页 |
| ·The definition of the concept “extra-curricular class” | 第20-21页 |
| ·The meaning of “extra-curricular class teaching” | 第20-21页 |
| ·The definition of “extra-curricular class teaching”in this paper | 第21页 |
| ·The Requirements of New Curriculum Criteria | 第21-25页 |
| ·Requirements on language skills | 第22-23页 |
| ·Requirements on language knowledge | 第23-24页 |
| ·Emotional attitude requirements | 第24页 |
| ·Learning strategy requirements | 第24页 |
| ·Cultural consciousness requirements | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Existing Problems in Primary English Teaching | 第25-29页 |
| ·Weaker theoretical research capability of English teachers | 第25页 |
| ·Less optimistic teaching qualifications | 第25-26页 |
| ·Unreasonable arrangement of primary school curriculum | 第26页 |
| ·Overlarge class size | 第26-27页 |
| ·Unsuitable length of each lesson which is not arranged according to the characteristics of students of different ages | 第27页 |
| ·Few after-class English learning activities of primary school | 第27页 |
| ·Little training of pupils’communication skills | 第27页 |
| ·Deficient English language atmosphere in Primary school | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Research Design | 第29-32页 |
| ·The purpose of study | 第29页 |
| ·The contents of study | 第29页 |
| ·The subject of study | 第29-30页 |
| ·The methods of study | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Findings of the Research | 第32-44页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of primary school English teaching and extra-curricular class English teaching | 第32-37页 |
| ·Selection of teaching material | 第32-34页 |
| ·The exploiting of teaching material in primary school | 第32-33页 |
| ·The exploiting of teaching material in extra-curricular class | 第33-34页 |
| ·The current situation of teachers | 第34-35页 |
| ·Situation of teachers in primary school | 第34-35页 |
| ·Situation of teachers in extra-curricular class | 第35页 |
| ·Teaching methods and approaches | 第35-36页 |
| ·Teaching methods and approaches in primary school | 第36页 |
| ·Teaching methods and approaches in extra-curricular English class | 第36页 |
| ·Teaching contents | 第36-37页 |
| ·Teaching contents of primary school | 第37页 |
| ·Teaching contents of extra-curricular class | 第37页 |
| ·The influence of extra-curricular class on English learning of primary school pupils | 第37-44页 |
| ·Positive influences | 第37-41页 |
| ·Enriching after-school lives of students | 第38页 |
| ·Playing a promoting role to primary school English teachers | 第38-39页 |
| ·Helping pupils to lay a good foundation for their future English learning | 第39页 |
| ·Helping to exploit pupils’potential of learning English | 第39-40页 |
| ·Helping students to improve their interpersonal communication and individual development | 第40-41页 |
| ·Negative influences | 第41-44页 |
| ·Bring inconvenience to school English teachers | 第41页 |
| ·Causing some pupils’ inadequate attention on English, which is not conducive to maintaining the durability and life-long interest in learning English | 第41-42页 |
| ·Bringing learning burden to some pupils | 第42-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-49页 |
| Appendix | 第49-53页 |
| Acknowledgment | 第53页 |
