声明
ABSTRACT
摘要
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Background
1.1.1 Requirements of the National English Curriculum Standards
1.1.2 Requirements of the Program for Deepening the Curriculum Reform in Senior High School
1.2 Significance of the Research
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Stucture of the Thesis
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 The Structure of English Courses in the New Curriculum Reform
2.2 Curriculum Reform in Zhejiang Province
2.3 Relevant Theories about Optional Courses
2.3.1 Definition of Optional Courses
2.3.2 Definition of English Optional Courses
2.3.3 Definition of Curriculum Implementation
2.3.4 Factors of Curriculum Implementation
2.4 The Theoretical Basis of English Optional Courses
2.5 Previous Research on the Optional Courses’Implementation Abroad and in China
2.5.1 The Situation of Optional Courses’Implementation Abroad
2.5.2 Previous Research on the Implementation of English Optional Courses in China
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH DESIGN
3.1 Purpose of the Research
3.2 Methods of the Research
3.3 Subjects of the Research
3.3.1 Brief Introduction to Hangzhou Senior High School
3.3.2 Structure of the English Optional Courses in Hangzhou Senior High School
3.3.3 Features of English Teachers in Hangzhou Senior High School
3.3.4 Features of Students in Hangzhou Senior High School
3.4 Instruments of the Research
3.4.1 Questionnaire for Students
3.4.2 Interviews with an English Teacher and the Head of English Teaching Group
3.4.3 Class Observation
3.5 Procedures of the Research
3.6 Data collection of the Research
CHAPTER FOUR ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Analysis of the Setting of English Optional Courses in Hangzhou Senior High School
4.2 Analysis of the Questionnaire
4.3 Analysis of the Interviews
4.4 Analysis of the Class Observation
4.5 Measures Available for Implementing the English Optional Courses
CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations of the Research
5.3 Suggestions for the Future Research
REFERENCES
Appendix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS