| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 The Educational Background | 第11-23页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to Foreign Language Teaching and Its Reform in China | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 English Syllabus for Vocational High Schools in Zhejiang Province | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 Present Situation of Teaching English to Vocational School Students | 第16-23页 |
| 1.3.1 Grammar-Translation Method | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3.2 Teacher-centered Classroom | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3.3 Passive learning | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Support to the Practice of Group Work | 第23-59页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Group Work | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 A Review of the Theories to the Practice of Group Work | 第24-49页 |
| 2.2.1 Communicative Language Teaching | 第24-31页 |
| 2.2.1.1 Background | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.1.2 Hymes' Communicative competence | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.1.3 Canale and Swain's Communicative competence | 第27-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Some Acquisition Theories | 第31-37页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Krashen's Monitor Model | 第31-34页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Swain's Output and Interaction Hypotheses | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2.2.3 Interlanguage Learning Theory | 第35-36页 |
| 2.2.2.4 Schumann's Accultuartion Model | 第36-37页 |
| 2.2.3 Recent Psychological Theories | 第37-39页 |
| 2.2.3.1 Information Processing Model | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2.3.2 Long's Interaction Theory | 第38-39页 |
| 2.2.4 Breen and Littlejohn's Negotiation Theory | 第39-40页 |
| 2.2.5 Brown's Teaching Principles | 第40-49页 |
| 2.2.5.1 Cognitive Principles | 第41-46页 |
| 2.2.5.2 Affective Principles | 第46-48页 |
| 2.2.5.3 The Native Language Effect | 第48-49页 |
| 2.3 The Characteristics of the Theories and Principles and Their Implications for Teaching English | 第49-52页 |
| 2.4 The Nature of Group Work and Its Implications for Teaching English in Vocational High Schools | 第52-59页 |
| Chapter 3 A Pilot Study on the Use of Classroom Group Work | 第59-84页 |
| 3.1 Background | 第59-60页 |
| 3.2 Procedures | 第60-64页 |
| 3.3 The results of the study | 第64-68页 |
| 3.4 Discussion and analysis | 第68-81页 |
| 3.4.1 Students | 第70-72页 |
| 3.4.2 Teachers | 第72-76页 |
| 3.4.3 Coursebook | 第76-78页 |
| 3.4.4 Evaluation | 第78-81页 |
| 3.4.5 School administration | 第81页 |
| 3.5 Some Tips for Solving the Problems found in the pilot study | 第81-84页 |
| Conclusion | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix | 第85-94页 |
| Bibliography | 第94-95页 |
