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