| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Lists of Tables and Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·General Description of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Motivations for the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Definition of Key Terms in this Study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Homework | 第17-18页 |
| ·Junior High School English Homework | 第18页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundations in this Study | 第18-20页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第18-19页 |
| ·Humanistic Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Homework at Home and Abroad | 第20-27页 |
| ·Studies on Homework Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·Studies on the Purpose of Homework Abroad | 第21页 |
| ·Studies on the Quantity of Homework Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies on the Content and Form of Homework Abroad | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies on the Evaluation and Feedback of Homework Abroad | 第23页 |
| ·Studies on Homework at Home | 第23-25页 |
| ·Studies on the Design and Assignment of Homework at Home | 第24页 |
| ·Studies on the Content and Form of Homework at Home | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies on the Evaluation and Feedback of Homework at Home | 第25页 |
| ·Comments on the Previous Studies on Homework | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Research Design | 第27-31页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第27-31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Instrument | 第28页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第31-49页 |
| ·The Present Situation of Junior High School English Homework | 第31-39页 |
| ·Students' Attitudes towards English Homework | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Purpose of Finishing English Homework | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Time of Finishing English Homework | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Content and Form of English Homework | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Quantity of English Homework | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Evaluation and Feedback of English Homework | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Differences of the Present Situation of J unior High School English Homework among the East,Central and West of China | 第39-49页 |
| ·The Differences of Students' Attitude towards English Homework | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Differences of the Purpose of Finishing English Homework | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Differences of the Time of Finishing English Homework | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Differences of the Content and Form of English Homework | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Differences of the Quantity of English Homework | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Differences of the Evaluation and Feedback of English Homework | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-53页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第49-50页 |
| ·Pedagogical lmplications | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第51-53页 |
| References | 第53-55页 |
| Appendix | 第55-57页 |
