| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-12页 |
| 1 INTRODUCTION | 第12-17页 |
| ·Current Situation of English Teaching | 第12-14页 |
| ·Major Problems of Middle School English Teaching | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15-17页 |
| 2 DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEMS AND OF CREATIVE THINKING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHING | 第17-31页 |
| ·Definition of Communicative Competence | 第17页 |
| ·Classifications of Communicative Competence | 第17-19页 |
| ·Students' lack of Communicative Competence | 第19-20页 |
| ·Analysis of the causes | 第20-26页 |
| ·Traditional Teacher-centered Classroom | 第20-21页 |
| ·Teachers' lack of Constructive Ideas | 第21-23页 |
| ·Learners' lack of Creative Thinking Ability | 第23-24页 |
| ·Lack of Creative Learning Context | 第24-26页 |
| ·General Statements of Creative Learning | 第26-31页 |
| ·Definition of Creative Thinking | 第27页 |
| ·Characteristics of Creative Thinking | 第27-28页 |
| ·Education of Creative Thinking in China | 第28-29页 |
| ·Significance and Necessity of Creative Thinking Ability | 第29-31页 |
| 3 THEORIES ON CREATIVE THINKING AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE | 第31-50页 |
| ·Behaviourist Theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Psycho-cognitive Theory | 第32-33页 |
| ·Humanistic Theory | 第33-36页 |
| ·Social Interaction Theory | 第36-37页 |
| ·Social Constructivist Theory | 第37-47页 |
| ·General View of Social Constructivist Theory | 第37-38页 |
| ·Social Constructivist View on Education | 第38-39页 |
| ·Teachers | 第39-41页 |
| ·Learners | 第41-44页 |
| ·Tasks | 第44-45页 |
| ·Context | 第45-47页 |
| ·Toward a Synthesis: implications for developing students' communicative competence with the help of creative thinking | 第47-50页 |
| 4 PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE THINKING AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE | 第50-73页 |
| ·Improving Creative Thinking Ability and Promoting Communicative Competence | 第50-57页 |
| ·Different Ways of Thinking | 第51-52页 |
| ·Independent Learning | 第52-53页 |
| ·Use of Creative Materials | 第53-55页 |
| ·Fostering Creative Spirit | 第55-56页 |
| ·Providing Positive Feedback | 第56-57页 |
| ·Elements and Teaching Models for Developing Communicative Competence | 第57-61页 |
| ·ESA Teaching Sequence | 第57-60页 |
| ·Task-Based Learning | 第60-61页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching | 第61页 |
| ·Teacher Factor-Primary Factor for Improving Students' Communicative Competence | 第61-64页 |
| ·Teachers Development | 第62页 |
| ·Role of Mediator Instead of Dominator | 第62-63页 |
| ·Students' Learning about the Significance of a Learning Task | 第63页 |
| ·Fostering the Students' Confidence | 第63-64页 |
| ·Learner Factor-critical Factor for Improving Communicative Competence | 第64-73页 |
| ·Self-confidence and Self-esteem | 第65-66页 |
| ·Independence and Autonomy | 第66-67页 |
| ·Mastering Learning Strategies | 第67-69页 |
| ·Setting Goals | 第69-71页 |
| ·Working Cooperatively | 第71-73页 |
| 5 CONCLUSION | 第73-80页 |
| ·Present Findings | 第73-75页 |
| ·Further Research Possibilities | 第75-80页 |
