| Ackonwledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Speaking requirements in China's Middle School | 第8-9页 |
| ·Problems in L2 oral classroom | 第9-10页 |
| ·Deficiencies in L2 oral classroom | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter Two What is Task-based Teaching | 第13-38页 |
| ·Theory basis | 第13-19页 |
| ·Cognitive approach to tasks | 第15-16页 |
| ·Task from a socio-cultural perspective | 第16-17页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching | 第17-19页 |
| ·What are tasks? | 第19-28页 |
| ·'Task' defined and described | 第19-21页 |
| ·The components of a task | 第21-23页 |
| ·Task types | 第23-28页 |
| ·Principles of task designing in speaking | 第28-31页 |
| ·Nunan's 8 principles for Task-based Teaching | 第28-29页 |
| ·Jane Willis' three principles for materials designers | 第29-30页 |
| ·Task designing principles in our New Standard for English Curriculum | 第30-31页 |
| ·Characteristics of Task-based Teaching | 第31-32页 |
| ·Significance of advocating TBT | 第32-34页 |
| ·Willis' Task-Implementing Model | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter Three The Application of Task-based Teaching in Spoken English in China's Middle School | 第38-44页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第38页 |
| ·Experimental targets | 第38-39页 |
| ·Experimental methods | 第39页 |
| ·Experimental procedures for the task-based teaching approach | 第39-43页 |
| ·Introduction to the task-based teaching method | 第39-40页 |
| ·Set tasks | 第40页 |
| ·Core activities | 第40-41页 |
| ·Discussion/debate | 第40-41页 |
| ·Oral presentations | 第41页 |
| ·Supporting activities | 第41-43页 |
| ·Problem-solving communication activities | 第41-42页 |
| ·Ongoing participation activities | 第42页 |
| ·Group interactions | 第42-43页 |
| ·Evaluation | 第43页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第44-53页 |
| ·Results | 第44-46页 |
| ·General discussion | 第46-49页 |
| ·Implications of this study | 第49-52页 |
| ·Task-based Teaching has many advantages | 第49页 |
| ·Teachers' roles will change | 第49-50页 |
| ·Students' roles will change correspondently | 第50页 |
| ·Assessment and Task-based Teaching | 第50-51页 |
| ·Task versus exercise | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Expectation | 第53-55页 |
| Note | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-64页 |
