| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background | 第11页 |
| ·Aims and Significance | 第11-13页 |
| ·Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-34页 |
| ·Teacher Talk | 第15-20页 |
| ·The Definition of Teacher Talk | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Features of Teacher Talk | 第16-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Teacher Talk | 第19-20页 |
| ·Multimodality | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Definition of Multimodality | 第20-22页 |
| ·Multimodal Teaching and Learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Multimodality Teaching and Learning | 第23-25页 |
| ·Foregrounding | 第25-34页 |
| ·The Development of Foregrounding Theory | 第25-28页 |
| ·The Function of Foregrounding | 第28-29页 |
| ·Classification of Foregrounding | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Integrative Mode for Foregrounding | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Theories Related to the Research | 第34-38页 |
| ·Systemic Functional Linguistics | 第34页 |
| ·Elements to Motivate Foregrounding | 第34-38页 |
| ·Situational Contexts | 第35页 |
| ·Functions of Language | 第35-36页 |
| ·Criteria of Relevance | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology and Data Collection | 第38-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38-39页 |
| ·Instruments | 第39-41页 |
| ·Digital Tools | 第39-40页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第40页 |
| ·Interviews | 第40-41页 |
| ·Classroom Observation | 第41页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Foregrounding in Multimodal Teacher Talk | 第42-65页 |
| ·Analysis of Foregrounding in Multimodal Teacher Talk | 第42-57页 |
| ·Foregrounding in Auditive Modality in Teacher Talk | 第42-48页 |
| ·Foregrounding in Visual Modality in Teacher Talk | 第48-53页 |
| ·Relationships of Different Modes in Multimodal Teacher Talk | 第53-56页 |
| ·Features of Foregrounding in Multimodal Teacher Talk | 第56-57页 |
| ·Functions of Foregrounding in Multimodal Teacher Talk | 第57-65页 |
| ·Students' Response | 第57-61页 |
| ·Teachers' Awareness | 第61-65页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第65-68页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implications of this Research | 第66页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Research | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 调查问卷 | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ 访谈问题 | 第76-77页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第77页 |
