| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Structure | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-36页 |
| 2.1 Core Concepts | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of assignments | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Definitions of primary school English assignment | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Bases | 第21-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Constructivism teaching theory… | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Humanism Teaching Theory | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.3 Theoretical bases behind syllabus | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3 The Studies on American English Assignments | 第29-36页 |
| 2.3.1 The influence of assignments | 第30-33页 |
| 2.3.2 The correlations between assignments and students’ development | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.3 The correlations between assignments and grades of student | 第34-36页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ RESEARCH DESIGN | 第36-42页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第36页 |
| 3.2 Research Participants | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3 Research Methods | 第37-39页 |
| 3.3.1 Text analysis | 第37页 |
| 3.3.2 Case analysis | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3.3 Survey research | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4 Research Instruments | 第39-40页 |
| 3.5 Research Procedure | 第40-42页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION | 第42-64页 |
| 4.1 Findings of Research Question 1 | 第42-55页 |
| 4.1.1 The concepts of language | 第42-45页 |
| 4.1.2 The concepts of teacher | 第45-47页 |
| 4.1.3 The concepts of student | 第47-51页 |
| 4.1.4 The concepts of teaching | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2 Findings of Research Question 2 | 第55-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Findings from English assignments | 第55-61页 |
| 4.2.2 Findings from materials | 第61-64页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第64-70页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第64-65页 |
| 5.2 Implications and Suggestions | 第65-68页 |
| 5.2.1 Strengthen the choice of assignments design | 第65-67页 |
| 5.2.2 Establish a scientific teaching and learning views | 第67页 |
| 5.2.3 Reform assignments content and form | 第67-68页 |
| 5.3 Limitation and Recommendations of the Study | 第68-70页 |
| REFERENCES | 第70-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Interview Outline for English Teacher | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Quick Checklists for Evaluation and Selection | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Samples of Assignments in the case school | 第81-91页 |
