| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-10页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Existing problems in current oral English teaching | 第10-11页 |
| ·The importance of appropriateness in oral communication | 第11-13页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 2.Literature Review | 第14-30页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure | 第14-17页 |
| ·Studies in and abroad | 第14-15页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic failure and sociopragmatic failure | 第15-17页 |
| ·Oral communication | 第17-24页 |
| ·Communicative competence | 第17-20页 |
| ·Speaking English appropriately | 第20-24页 |
| ·Some related pragmatic theories | 第24-30页 |
| ·Cooperative principle | 第24-25页 |
| ·Politeness principle | 第25-26页 |
| ·Maxim of appropriateness | 第26-30页 |
| 3.Analysis of Pragmatic Failures in Oral Communication | 第30-39页 |
| ·Data resource and selection | 第30页 |
| ·Pragmatic failures in oral communication | 第30-39页 |
| ·Failures in addressing | 第30-31页 |
| ·Failures in greeting | 第31-33页 |
| ·Failures in parting | 第33-34页 |
| ·Failures in giving thanks | 第34-35页 |
| ·Failures in compliments | 第35-36页 |
| ·Failures in requesting | 第36-38页 |
| ·Failures in invitation | 第38-39页 |
| 4.Factors Influencing Appropriateness in Oral Communication | 第39-46页 |
| ·Teaching factors | 第39-42页 |
| ·Goal of ELT | 第39-40页 |
| ·Teaching material | 第40-41页 |
| ·Improper teaching | 第41-42页 |
| ·Learning factors | 第42-46页 |
| ·Inappropriate pragmalinguistic transference | 第42-43页 |
| ·Chinese and English value systems | 第43-46页 |
| 5.Implications for Oral English Teaching | 第46-54页 |
| ·Providing authentic material | 第46-47页 |
| ·Integrating language teaching with culture | 第47-49页 |
| ·In-class culture teaching | 第47-49页 |
| ·Extracurricular culture teaching | 第49页 |
| ·Techniques to develop communicative competence | 第49-54页 |
| ·Developing functional communicative ability | 第50页 |
| ·Developing social interaction ability | 第50-51页 |
| ·Familiarizing learners with non-linguistic features of communication | 第51-54页 |
| 6.Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-57页 |
