文摘
英文文摘
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.1.1 The Relationship between Language and Thought
1.1.2 Critical Thinking and Thinking
1.1.3 The Role of Textbooks in the Cultivation of Critical Thinking
1.1.4 The Role of Text-treatment in Cognitive Processing
1.2 Research Purpose
1.3 Research Significance
1.4 The Structure of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Some Important Concepts
2.1.1 Mediated Mind
2.1.2 Language as a Psychological Tool
2.1.3 Text as Higher-order Psychological Tool-Form as Content.Content as Form
2.1.4 The Role of Questions in SCT
2.1.5 Critical Thinking/CT
2.2 Previous Studies
2.2.1 Previous Studies on Textbooks
2.2.2 Previous Studies on Questions
2.2.3 Previous Studies on Critical Thinking
Chapter 3 Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Research objects
3.3 The Tool of the Research
3.3.1 Coding Scheme for Questions
3.3.2 The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
3.4 Study Procedure
Chapter 4 Findings and Diseussions
4.1 The Frequency of Different Questions in Two Sets of Textbooks
4.2 Precentage of Different Level of Educational Objectives Different Questions May Reach
4.3 Comparison between Two Textbooks in Their Different Roles in the Cultivation of Critical Thinking Ability
Chapter 5 Implications and Limitations
5.1 Implications for the Writing of Textbooks
5.2 Implications for the Using of Textbooks
5.3 Implications for EFL College Students in China
5.4 Implications for English Teachers in China
5.5 Limitations and Recommendations for Future Studies
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 The Changing Goals of Education
6.2 The Renewed Perspective of Language Teaching and Learning
Bibliography
Appendix Ⅰ Questions Collected from New Horizon College Engfish(Reading and Writing,Book 3)
Appendix Ⅱ Questions Collected from New Standard College English(An Integrated Course,Book 3)
Acknowledgements
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