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内容提要

  

    本书旨在调查中学英语教师对英语大班教学的态度和中学英语教师的大班教学实践，通过实证研究的方法揭示中学英语教师对英语大班教学的态度，英语大班教学的优势和问题以及中学英语教师在教学实践中为了解决大班教学的问题所采取的策略。
    本书主要采用了量性研究和质性研究结合的方法，利用问卷调查、课堂观察和访谈的方式收集数据。456名中学英语教师参与了问卷调查，所得数据进行统计后用SPSS统计软件进行了分析；同时，对其中的7名英语教师的课堂进行了观察，对6名教师进行了访谈。课堂观察和访谈所得数据进行了仔细的转录并用EXCEL 2010进行了分析。
    本书的研究结论展现出中国中学英语大班教学的一个概括性的图景，也反映出中国中学英语大班教学的复杂性。希望本书能给中学英语大班教学提供一定的启示，以更好地解决中学英语大班教学中出现的问题。

Chapter 1  Introduction
    1.1  Research background
    1.2  Research objectives and significance
    1.3  Organization of the thesis
Chapter 2  Literature Review
    2.1  De-fining large classes
    2.2  Is class size really a problem?
    2.3  Common problems related to teaching large EFL classes
    2.4  Strategies to cope with large classes
    2.5  Summary of the literature review
Chapter 3  Research Design
    3.1  Research questions
    3.2  Data collection instruments and procedures
    3.3  Data analysis methods and instruments
    3.4  Summary of research design
Chapter 4  Data Presentation and Discussion
    4.1  High school English teachers' perceptions of teaching large EFL classes
    4.2  High School English teachers' practices in teaching large classes
    4.3  Discussion of the findings
Chapter 5  Conclusion
    5.1  Main finding of this research
    5.2  Implications of this research
    5.3  Limitations and suggestions for further research
References
Appendices
    Appendix I :Questionnaire for teachers
    Appendix II :Observation sheet
    Appendix III :Interview questions for teachers
    Appendix IV :Interview transcriptions
    Appendix V : Samples of interview data analysis