| I Introduction | 第1-12页 |
| ·Current situation of English language teaching in middle schools | 第9-11页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| II The Notion of the Communicative Approach | 第12-27页 |
| ·The definition of the Communicative Approach | 第12-13页 |
| ·Theory of the Communicative Approach | 第13-16页 |
| ·Characteristics of Communicative Language Teaching | 第16-17页 |
| ·The aims of the Communicative Approach | 第17-18页 |
| ·The definition of communicative competence | 第18-20页 |
| ·Two versions of Communicative Language Teaching | 第20页 |
| ·The communicative activities | 第20-23页 |
| ·Principles of Communicative Approach | 第23-25页 |
| ·Evaluation | 第25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| III Research Design | 第27-29页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27页 |
| ·Data collection methods | 第27页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第27-28页 |
| ·Observation | 第28-29页 |
| IV Data Analysis and Discussions | 第29-65页 |
| ·Analysis of the information obtained from questionnaires | 第29-48页 |
| ·Category 1: Awareness of classroom interaction and the importance of student role in class | 第30-33页 |
| ·Category2: Classroom interaction patterns employed in class | 第33-36页 |
| ·Category 3 : Students involvement in language classroom | 第36-39页 |
| ·Category 4: Student role in English classroom interaction | 第39-47页 |
| ·Information from open question | 第47-48页 |
| ·Analysis of the classroom observation | 第48-65页 |
| ·The first classroom observation | 第49-51页 |
| ·The second classroom observation | 第51-53页 |
| ·The third classroom observation | 第53-55页 |
| ·The fourth classroom observation | 第55-57页 |
| ·Comparison between the fifth and the sixth observation | 第57-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-65页 |
| V Factors Affecting the Application of Communicative Approach | 第65-72页 |
| ·Obstacles caused by teachers | 第65-66页 |
| ·Obstacles caused by students | 第66-68页 |
| ·Passive characters of the Chinese students | 第66页 |
| ·Lack of motivations for the cultivation of communicative ability | 第66-67页 |
| ·Resistance to class participation | 第67-68页 |
| ·Obstacles caused by teaching conditions in China | 第68-69页 |
| ·Obstacles caused by the Educational system: Examination-oriented Education | 第69-70页 |
| ·Lack of effective and efficient assessing system | 第70-72页 |
| VI Suggestions | 第72-87页 |
| ·Improving teacher's overall ability | 第72-75页 |
| ·Shifting from teacher-centered to student-centered classroom English language teaching | 第75-78页 |
| ·Developing communicative competence through using language | 第78-80页 |
| ·Flexible employment of teaching methods and strategies | 第80-86页 |
| ·Methodological framework | 第80-81页 |
| ·Sequencing of pre-communicative and communicative work | 第81-82页 |
| ·Focus on form or focus on meaning | 第82-83页 |
| ·Teachers' feedback | 第83-84页 |
| ·Criteria for evaluation | 第84-86页 |
| ·Combination of theory and practice in English language teaching | 第86-87页 |
| VII Conclusion | 第87-89页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第89-92页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第92-95页 |
| Bibliography | 第95-99页 |
