| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.1.1 Requirements of the National English Curriculum Standards | 第15-16页 |
| 1.1.2 Requirements of the Program for Deepening the Curriculum Reform in Senior High School | 第16页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-32页 |
| 2.1 The Structure of English Courses in the New Curriculum Reform | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Curriculum Reform in Zhejiang Province | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Relevant Theories about Optional Courses | 第22-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Optional Courses | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Definition of English Optional Courses | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.3 Definition of Curriculum Implementation | 第24页 |
| 2.3.4 Factors of Curriculum Implementation | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 The Theoretical Basis of English Optional Courses | 第25-26页 |
| 2.5 Previous Research on the Optional Courses' Implementation Abroad and in China | 第26-32页 |
| 2.5.1 The Situation of Optional Courses' Implementation Abroad | 第26-29页 |
| 2.5.2 Previous Research on the Implementation of English Optional Courses in China | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第32-38页 |
| 3.1 Purpose of the Research | 第32页 |
| 3.2 Methods of the Research | 第32页 |
| 3.3 Subjects of the Research | 第32-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Brief Introduction to Hangzhou Senior High School | 第33页 |
| 3.3.2 Structure of the English Optional Courses in Hangzhou Senior High School | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3.3 Features of English Teachers in Hangzhou Senior High School | 第34页 |
| 3.3.4 Features of Students in Hangzhou Senior High School | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4 Instruments of the Research | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4.1 Questionnaire for Students | 第35页 |
| 3.4.2 Interviews with an English Teacher and the Head of English Teaching Group | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4.3 Class Observation | 第36页 |
| 3.5 Procedures of the Research | 第36页 |
| 3.6 Data collection of the Research | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter FOUR ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION | 第38-62页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of the Setting of English Optional Courses in Hangzhou Senior High School | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第40-48页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of the Interviews | 第48-51页 |
| 4.4 Analysis of the Class Observation | 第51-53页 |
| 4.5 Measures Available for Implementing the English Optional Courses | 第53-62页 |
| Chapter FIVE CONCLUSION | 第62-66页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第62-64页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Research | 第64-65页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for the Future Research | 第65-66页 |
| REFERENCES | 第66-68页 |
| 中文参考文献 | 第68-70页 |
| APPENDICES | 第70-78页 |
| Appendix A Questionnaire for Students | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix B Results of Questionnaire for Students | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix C Interview with the Head of English Teaching Group | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix D Interview with English Teacher | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix E Class Observation Ⅰ | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix F Class Observation Ⅱ | 第77-78页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第78页 |
