高校英语教师语法认知和实践研究

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction. ..............................................................................................1

1.1 Chapter Overview ...................................................................................1

1.2 Background of the Study .........................................................................1

1.3 Purpose of the Study and Research Questions .........................................5

1.4 The Context of the Study ........................................................................6

1.5 Overview of the book .............................................................................19

Chapter 2 Literature Review and The Theoretical Framework. ..........................22

2.1 Chapter Overview ..................................................................................22

2.2 Teacher Cognition ..................................................................................22

2.3 Grammar Instruction .............................................................................40

2.4 Chapter Summary ..................................................................................58

Chapter 3 Research Design and Methodology. ......................................................60

3.1 Chapter Overview .................................................................................60

3.2 Research Paradigms ...............................................................................61

3.3 Research Design .....................................................................................66

3.4 Methodology ..........................................................................................69

3.5 Ethical consideration ..............................................................................98

3.6 Chapter Summary ................................................................................100

Chapter 4 Research Findings from the Questionnaire. .......................................101

4.1 Chapter Overview ................................................................................101

4.2 Teacher Cognitions about Grammar Teaching .....................................102

4.3 Sources of Teachers’ Cognitions about Grammar Teaching ................113

4.4 Teachers’ Practices about Grammar Teaching ....................................115

4.5 A Comparison between Teachers’ Cognitions and Their Practices

Reflected on the Questionnaire ............................................................117

4.6 Chapter Summary ................................................................................119

Chapter 5 Research Findings From An In-Depth Study. ....................................120

5.1 Chapter Overview ...............................................................................120

5.2 Teachers’ Cognitions about Grammar Teaching ..................................120

5.3 Sources of Teachers’ Cognitions about Grammar Teaching ................148

5.4 Teachers’ Practices about Grammar Teaching ....................................150

5.5 The Relationship between Teachers’ Cognitions and their

Practices about Grammar Teaching .....................................................173

5.6 Chapter Summary ................................................................................197

Chapter 6 Discussion of theResearch Findings. ...................................................198

6.1 Chapter Overview ................................................................................198

6.2 Chinese University English Teachers’ Cognitions and Practices

about Grammar Teaching .....................................................................199

6.3 Teachers’ Cognitions about Grammar Teaching Influenced by

Their Demographic Information .........................................................209

6.4 Sources of Teachers’ Cognitions about Grammar Teaching ................216

6.5 The Relationship between Teachers’ Cognitions and Their Practices ....217

6.6 Factors Resulting in the Discrepancies of Teachers’ Cognitions

and Practices ........................................................................................221

6.7 Chapter Summary ................................................................................226

Chapter 7 Conclusions, Implications, Limitations and Recommendations

for Further Research. ...........................................................................228

7.1 Chapter Overview ................................................................................228

7.2 Conclusions ..........................................................................................228

7.3 Implications .........................................................................................230

7.4 Limitations of the Research .................................................................235

7.5 Suggestions for Further Research .......................................................236

7.6 Final Remarks ......................................................................................237

Appendix A: Teachers’ Cognitions Questionnaire. ................................................238

Appendix B: Semi-structured interview questions to teachers. ............................246

REFERENCES. .........................................................................................................248