Chapter one Overall Statement

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Teacher talk and classroom interaction

1.3 The problem in classroom interaction

1.4 The purpose of the research

1.5 The significance of the research

1.6 The structure of the book

Chapter Two Theoretical Background

2.1 Teacher questions

2.2 Psycholinguistic Interactionist theories

2.3 Relationship between Interaction and language learning

2.4 Social Interactionist theories

Chapter Three Literature Review

3.1 Question types

3.2 Questioning strategies

3.3 Wait-time

3.4 Teacher feedback

3.5 Summary

Chapter Four Methodology and Data

4.1 Research purposes

4.2 Subjects

4.3 Methodology

4.4 Procedures of data collection and analysis

4.5 Summary

Chapter Five Findings

5.1 Priority of display questions over referential ones and lower-level questions over higher-level ones

5.2 Fewer questioning strategies applied in class

5.3 Less wait-time for students to figure out the answers

5.4 More positive feedback than negative feedback

5.5 Summary

Chapter Six Discussion of the Results

6.1 Question types and students'oral production in class

6.2 Questioning strategies and students'oral production in class

6.3 Wait-time and students'oral production in class

6.4 Teacher feedback and students'oral production in class

Chapter Seven Implication and Suggestion

7.1 Summary of the research

7.2 Implications of the study

7.3 Limitations of the study

7.4 Suggestions for the future research

Bibliography

Appendix Ⅰ Codes of transcription

Appendix Ⅱ Results of the questionnaire survey to students

Appendix Ⅲ Results of the questionnaire survey to teachers

Appendix Ⅳ Interview questions to students

Appendix Ⅴ Interview questions to teachers

Appendix Ⅵ Sample transcript of one teacher