| Synopsis | 第1-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter I Literature Review | 第12-29页 |
| ·Historical Reviews on Register | 第12-15页 |
| ·Malinowski’s Contribution to the Study of Context | 第12-13页 |
| ·Firth’s Theoretic Studies of Context | 第13-14页 |
| ·Halliday’s Register Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Fundamental Concepts of Register | 第15-22页 |
| ·The Definition of Register | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Three Variables | 第17-20页 |
| ·Functions of Register | 第20-22页 |
| ·Register Variables, Semantic Components and Lexical-Grammatical Patterns | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Relationship between Register and Communicative | 第23-25页 |
| ·Communicative Competence | 第23-25页 |
| ·A Complementary Role of Register | 第25页 |
| ·Application of Register Theory | 第25-29页 |
| ·Register Variation in Communicative Language Ability | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Application of Register Theory to English Teaching | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter II Register-Theory-Based Oral English Teaching | 第29-42页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis | 第29-31页 |
| ·Oral English Teaching with the Instruction of Register Theory | 第31-42页 |
| ·The Roles of Teachers and Learners | 第32-35页 |
| ·Integrating Listening Work with Oral Language Teaching | 第35-36页 |
| ·Introducing Authentic Materials in Class | 第36-39页 |
| ·Implementing Classroom Activities | 第39-40页 |
| ·Promoting Culture-oriented Oral Language Teaching | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter III Empirical Study and Methodology | 第42-61页 |
| ·Objective | 第42-43页 |
| ·Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| ·Instruments | 第44-47页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第44-45页 |
| ·Pre-test and Post-test | 第45-47页 |
| ·Interviews | 第47页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第47-57页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis on Questionnaire | 第47-54页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis on Oral English Test | 第54-56页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis on Interviews | 第56-57页 |
| ·Findings and Discussions | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter IV Implications for English Teaching to Graduate Students | 第61-67页 |
| ·Language Curriculum Design | 第61页 |
| ·Classroom Instruction | 第61-64页 |
| ·Developing Sensitivity to Register Variations | 第61-62页 |
| ·Cultivating Cultural Awareness | 第62-63页 |
| ·Creating a Positive Learning Context | 第63-64页 |
| ·Helpful Activities | 第64-67页 |
| ·Role-play | 第64-65页 |
| ·Eyewitness | 第65页 |
| ·Discussion | 第65-66页 |
| ·Appreciation of Movies | 第66页 |
| ·After-class Activities | 第66-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-72页 |
| Appendix I Questionnaire to Teachers | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix II Questionnaire to Non-major Graduate Students | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix III 英语口语学习面谈采访提纲 | 第76-77页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第77-80页 |
| Abstract | 第80-83页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第83页 |
