Abstract6-7
摘要7-8
List of Tables8-9
Lists of Abbreviations9-10
Chapter One Introduction10-12
1.1 Objective of the Study10
1.2 Significance of the Research10-11
1.3 The Structure of the Thesis11-12
Chapter Two Literature Review12-24
2.1 Definition of Teacher Talk12
2.2 Aspects of Teacher Talk12-13
2.2.1 Teachers’ Questions12
2.2.2 Functions of Questions12-13
2.2.3 Types of Questions13
2.3 Teachers’ Feedback13
2.4 Previous Researches from Teacher Talk13-15
2.5 Three Hypotheses of Teacher Talk15-18
2.5.1 Comprehensible Input Hypothesis15-16
2.5.2 Output Hypothesis16
2.5.3 Negotiated Interaction Hypothesis16-18
2.6 Traditional Views on Context18-19
2.7 Definitions of Cognitive Context19-21
2.8 Features of Cognitive Context21-22
2.9 Summary22-24
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework24-31
3.1 Relevance Theory and Cognitive Context24-26
3.1.1 Key Concepts of Relevance Theory24
3.1.2 Cognitive Context in Relevance Theory24-26
3.2 Ostensive-inferential Communication in Teacher-student Interaction26-28
3.2.1 Students’ Inference of Teacher Talk27
3.2.2 Optimal Relevance in Teacher Talk27-28
3.3 Optimal Relevance in Teacher Talk’s Modification28
3.4 Optimal Relevance in Teachers’ Questions28-29
3.5 Optimal Relevance in Teachers’ Feedback29
3.6 Summary29-31
Chapter Four Methodology31-34
4.1 Research Questions31
4.2 Subjects31
4.3 Instrument31-32
4.3.1 Audio-recording31-32
4.3.2 Questionnaire32
4.4 Procedure of Data Collection and Analysis32-34
Chapter Five Results and Discussions34-50
5.1 Results of the Study34-46
5.1.1 Results from the case study34-42
5.1.2 Summary of the Three Cases42
5.1.3 Results of classroom observation42-43
5.1.4 Results of Questionnaire43-46
5.2 Discussion46-50
5.2.1 Discussion for the Result of Research Question 146-48
5.2.2 Discussion for the Result of Research Question 248-49
5.2.3 Discussion for the Result of Research Question 349-50
Chapter Six Conclusion50-53
6.1 Summary of the Research Findings50-51
6.2 Imppcation51
6.3 Limitations of the Thesis and Research51-52
6.4 Suggestions of Future Study52-53
Bibpography53-57
Appendix I57-58
Appendix II58-62
Acknowledgements62