ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
CONTENTS
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Research
1.2 Significance of the Research
1.3 Layout of the Research
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Teacher Praise
2.1.1 Definitions of Teacher Praise
2.1.2 Classifications of Teacher Praise
2.2 Previous Studies on Teacher Praise
2.2.1 Psychological Studies on Teacher Praise
2.2.2 Educational Studies on Teacher Praise
2.2.3 Linguistic Studies on Teacher Praise
2.3 Summary of the Literature Review
2.4 Analysis Framework of this Research
Chapter Three Research Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Research Subjects
3.3 Research Methods
3.3.1 Classroom Observation
3.3.2 Conversation Analysis
3.3.3 Interview
3.4 Data Collection and Analysis
Chapter Four Result and Discussion
4.1 The Characteristics of Teacher Praise
4.1.1 Teacher Praise in Frequency
4.1.2 Teacher Praise in Specificity
4.1.3 Teacher Praise in Target
4.1.4 Teacher Praise in Discourse Pattern
4.2 The Effect of Teacher Praise in Different Discourse Patterns
4.2.1 The Effect of the Emphasis Style of Teacher Praise
4.2.2 The Effect of the Summary Style of Teacher Praise
4.2.3 The Effect of the Explanation Style of Teacher Praise
4.2.4 The Effect of the Enquiry Style of Teacher Praise
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings of the Research
5.1.2 The Effect of Different Discourse Patterns of Teacher Praise
5.2 Implications for Employing Teacher Praise
5.3 Limitations of the Research
References
Appendices
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