| 1 INTRODUCTION | 第1-15页 |
| ·Rationale for This Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Reality of English-language Learning and Teaching in Chinese Universities | 第10-13页 |
| ·Recent Reforms in EFL Teaching in China | 第10-12页 |
| ·Needs of English Learners in Chinese University | 第12页 |
| ·Classroom Dynamics in English Teaching in Chinese Universities | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Goals of This Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Overall Structure of The Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| 2 THEORETICAL BASIS AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH | 第15-24页 |
| ·Humanism | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Implication of Humanist Approach | 第17页 |
| ·Humanism in ELT | 第17页 |
| ·Social Interactionism | 第17-22页 |
| ·General Introduction of Social Interactionism | 第17-18页 |
| ·Significance of Vygotsky’s Theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Feuerstein’s Mediation Theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·Significance of the theories of humanism and social interactionism in Chinese universities | 第22-24页 |
| ·Significance of humanism in Chinese universities | 第23页 |
| ·Significance of social interactionism in Chinese universities | 第23-24页 |
| 3 DESIGN OF THE STUDY | 第24-28页 |
| ·Objective and Focus of the Study | 第24页 |
| ·Subjects | 第24-25页 |
| ·Methods: Multiple Instruments | 第25-28页 |
| ·Prior researches | 第25页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第25-27页 |
| ·Interviews | 第27-28页 |
| 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第28-49页 |
| ·Analysis of the Results | 第28-44页 |
| ·Perceptions of Teachers of the Importance of Mediatorial Roles | 第28-30页 |
| ·Perceptions of Teachers and Students About The Frequency of Mediational Activities | 第30-33页 |
| ·Perceptions of Teachers and Students About Responsibilities in Language Learning | 第33-40页 |
| ·Perceptions of Students About Classroom Activities | 第40-41页 |
| ·Participation of Students in Language-Learning Activities Outside the Classroom | 第41-43页 |
| ·Students’ views on teachers’ role | 第43-44页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第44-45页 |
| ·Implication for language teaching | 第45-49页 |
| ·Classroom activities | 第45-47页 |
| ·Students’ initiative | 第47-48页 |
| ·Teachers’ mediatorial role | 第48-49页 |
| 5 CONCLUSION | 第49-51页 |
| ·The significance of this study | 第49页 |
| ·The limitation of this study | 第49-50页 |
| ·Further work for this study | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix 2 Questionnaire about students’ initiative (主动性) | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix 3 Follow-up Interview Questions for Teachers | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix 4 Follow-up Interview Questions for Students | 第61-63页 |
