| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| ·General description | 第11页 |
| ·Needs for the study | 第11页 |
| ·The state of art of the research on TBLT in oral English | 第11-15页 |
| ·3Ps/PPP, TTT&TBLT: Comparison | 第15-18页 |
| ·Traditional learning approach: PPP/3Ps | 第15-17页 |
| ·An alternative approach to PPP/3Ps: TTT | 第17页 |
| ·Task-based language teaching (TBLT), TTT&PPP | 第17-18页 |
| ·Value of this study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第20-53页 |
| ·History of language teaching methods | 第20-21页 |
| ·New development of CA: TBLT | 第21-29页 |
| ·The emergence of the Communicative Approach | 第21-22页 |
| ·Features of the Communicative Approach | 第22-23页 |
| ·Principles of the Communicative Approach | 第23-24页 |
| ·Objectives of the Communicative Approach | 第24-25页 |
| ·Functional communicative activities | 第25-26页 |
| ·Functional communicative activities | 第25页 |
| ·Social interaction activities | 第25-26页 |
| ·Communicative Approach & TBLT | 第26-29页 |
| ·Task-based teaching of oral English | 第29-37页 |
| ·Task-based language teaching | 第29-33页 |
| ·Definitions of task | 第29-33页 |
| ·Task in Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching& Applied Linguistics.. | 第29-30页 |
| ·Task in a general sense | 第30页 |
| ·Task as a response or an activity with communicative purposes | 第30页 |
| ·Task as work plans | 第30-31页 |
| ·Task from the pedagogical perspective | 第31-32页 |
| ·Chinese TEFL researchers definitions of “tasks” | 第32页 |
| ·Summary of the definitions | 第32-33页 |
| ·Task components | 第33-35页 |
| ·Task types | 第35-37页 |
| ·Implementation of TBLT | 第37-40页 |
| ·Prabhu’s first attempt | 第37-39页 |
| ·Willis’classic theory | 第39-40页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of TBLT | 第40-44页 |
| ·The Monitor Model | 第41-42页 |
| ·Process-oriented syllabus | 第42页 |
| ·Conversational interaction view | 第42-43页 |
| ·Piaget’s constructivism view | 第43-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44页 |
| ·Speaking skills in second language learning | 第44-48页 |
| ·Difference between speaking and writing | 第45-46页 |
| ·Input, output and interaction hypothesis | 第46-47页 |
| ·Close interaction between listening and speaking | 第47-48页 |
| ·Current study of TBLT | 第48-53页 |
| ·Current study of TBLT abroad | 第48-49页 |
| ·Current study of TBLT at home | 第49-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Three Research design | 第53-62页 |
| ·Research aim | 第53页 |
| ·Subjects | 第53-54页 |
| ·Instruments | 第54-56页 |
| ·Pre-test and post-test on speaking performance | 第54页 |
| ·Questionnaire on motivation | 第54-55页 |
| ·Informal interviews on the learners’ideas | 第55-56页 |
| ·Procedure | 第56-58页 |
| ·Task design | 第56-58页 |
| ·The application of TBLT in improving students’speaking ability in Integrated Skills of English Course | 第58-60页 |
| ·Roles of the teacher and learners | 第60-61页 |
| ·Administration of the questionnaire | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Four Data analysis and discussion | 第62-70页 |
| ·Test score analysis and discussion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Test score analysis | 第62-64页 |
| ·Discussion | 第64-65页 |
| ·Motivation score analysis and discussion | 第65-66页 |
| ·The motivation score analysis | 第65页 |
| ·Discussion | 第65-66页 |
| ·Analysis on the interview | 第66-70页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第70-74页 |
| ·Summary of the findings | 第70-71页 |
| ·Implications | 第71-73页 |
| ·Implications for language teaching | 第71-72页 |
| ·Implications for teacher development | 第72-73页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix I | 第74-76页 |
| References | 第76-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82页 |