| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Framework of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·Theoretical Studies on Homework at Home and Abroad | 第17-24页 |
| ·Defining Homework | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classification of Homework | 第18-19页 |
| ·Amount of Homework | 第19-21页 |
| ·Level of Difficulty of Homework | 第21-22页 |
| ·Feedback of Homework | 第22-23页 |
| ·Function of Homework | 第23-24页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Homework at Home and Abroad | 第24-28页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Homework Abroad | 第24-25页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Homework in China | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第28-34页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28页 |
| ·Research Subjects | 第28-29页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第29-33页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第29-31页 |
| ·Interviews | 第31-33页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第34-64页 |
| ·Current Situation of English Homework in Rural Junior High Schools | 第34-59页 |
| ·The Amount of English Homework | 第34-39页 |
| ·The Contents and Forms of English Homework | 第39-47页 |
| ·The General Level of Difficulty of English Homework | 第47-50页 |
| ·Students’ and Teachers’ Feedback on English Homework | 第50-55页 |
| ·Function of English Homework | 第55-59页 |
| ·Teachers’and Students’Attitudes towards Current English Homework | 第59-64页 |
| ·Students’ Attitudes towards Current English Homework | 第59-61页 |
| ·Teachers’ Attitudes towards Current English Homework | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-70页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第64-66页 |
| ·Suggestions for English Teachers in Rural Junior High Schools | 第66-68页 |
| ·Adjusting the Amount of English Homework | 第66-67页 |
| ·Enriching Types and Contents of English Homework | 第67页 |
| ·Making Layered Homework | 第67页 |
| ·Timely and Appropriate Feedback on Homework | 第67-68页 |
| ·Research Limitations and Recommendations for Further Study | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-73页 |
| Appendix One | 第73-81页 |
| Appendix Two | 第81-82页 |
| Publications | 第82页 |
