| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research orientation | 第9-10页 |
| ·Reasons and significance for this study | 第10-12页 |
| 2 Literiture review | 第12-28页 |
| ·Communicative language teaching (CLT) and the background for task-based language teaching (TBLT) | 第12-13页 |
| ·Definition of the term task | 第13-16页 |
| ·Task-based language teaching (TBLT) and its previous research into TBLT abroad | 第16-23页 |
| ·Previous research of TBLT in China | 第23-24页 |
| ·Main researches of TBLT in listening comprehension teaching aboard and in China | 第24-28页 |
| 3 Rationales for the present study | 第28-34页 |
| ·Psycholinguistic perspective | 第28-32页 |
| ·Interaction hypothesis | 第28-29页 |
| ·Cognitive approach | 第29-31页 |
| ·Model of communicative effectiveness | 第31-32页 |
| ·Socio-cultural perspective | 第32-34页 |
| 4 The present study | 第34-42页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第34页 |
| ·Research subjects and procedures | 第34-42页 |
| ·Subjects | 第34页 |
| ·Teaching materials | 第34页 |
| ·Procedures | 第34-42页 |
| ·A survey on students' interest and attitude towards learning English | 第34-35页 |
| ·Pre-tests on overall English level and listening comprehension level | 第35-36页 |
| ·Sample teaching plans for EG and CG | 第36-40页 |
| ·The differences between two instructions | 第40-41页 |
| ·Post-tests on English level and listening comprehension level | 第41页 |
| ·A questionnaire on interest and attitude towards learning English and a survey on learning strategies of listening | 第41-42页 |
| 5 Data collection and analysis | 第42-46页 |
| 6 Results and discussion | 第46-48页 |
| ·Major findings | 第46页 |
| ·Practical implications | 第46-47页 |
| ·Recommendations for future research | 第47-48页 |
| 7 Conclusion | 第48-49页 |
| References | 第49-54页 |
| Appendixes | 第54-79页 |
| Appendix 1: 英语学习兴趣与情感态度自我评价表 | 第54-55页 |
| Appendix 2: 前后测试卷及成绩统计表 | 第55-76页 |
| Appendix 3: Listening materials and pictures | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix 4: 听力学习策略问卷调查表 | 第77-79页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第79页 |