| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14页 |
| ·Research Assumptions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Layout of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-36页 |
| ·Concept and Components of Interaction | 第17页 |
| ·Theories Concerning Interaction | 第17-25页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第17-18页 |
| ·Social Interaction Theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Humanism | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Input Hypothesis | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Output Hypothesis | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Interaction Hypothesis | 第25页 |
| ·Concept of Communicative Competence | 第25-33页 |
| ·Origin of Communicative Competence | 第26-27页 |
| ·Theories of Communicative Competence | 第27-33页 |
| ·Relationship Between Interaction and Communicative Competence | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Obstacles to the Improvement of Students' Communicative Competence | 第36-43页 |
| ·Requirements for Both English Teaching and Learning in Vocational Colleges | 第36-39页 |
| ·Features of Professional Requirements | 第36-37页 |
| ·Utility of English Teaching in Vocational Colleges | 第37-38页 |
| ·Practicability of English Teaching in Vocational Colleges | 第38-39页 |
| ·Disadvantageous Factors in Existence | 第39-42页 |
| ·Construction of English Teachers (in Chongqing Electric Power College) | 第39-40页 |
| ·Limitations of the Textbooks (in Chongqing Electric Power College) | 第40页 |
| ·Features of the Students (in Chongqing Electric Power College) | 第40-41页 |
| ·Prevailing Teaching Model for English (in Chongqing Electric Power College) | 第41页 |
| ·Backward Facilities for English Teaching (in Chongqing Electric Power College) | 第41-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Four Research Procedure and Results | 第43-68页 |
| ·Objective of the Research | 第43页 |
| ·Subjects of the Research | 第43-44页 |
| ·Methods of the Research | 第44页 |
| ·Pre-experiment Questionnaires for Both English Teachers and Experimental Students | 第44-45页 |
| ·Analysis and Discussion | 第45-50页 |
| ·The Pre-experiment Test for the Experimental Students | 第50-51页 |
| ·Analysis and Discussion | 第51-52页 |
| ·Measures Taken in the Experiment | 第52-65页 |
| ·Teachers' Role | 第52页 |
| ·Students' Role | 第52-53页 |
| ·Methods for the Improvement of Students' Oral Communicative Competence | 第53-65页 |
| ·Post-Experiment Questionnaires for the Experimental Students | 第65页 |
| ·Analysis and Discussion | 第65-66页 |
| ·The Post-experiment Test and Results | 第66页 |
| ·Analysis and Discussion | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-73页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations | 第69-70页 |
| ·Pedagogical Suggestions | 第70-71页 |
| ·Further Research | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-78页 |
| AppendixⅠ 重庆电力高等专科学校实验班级学生调查问卷(实验前) | 第78-80页 |
| AppendixⅡ 重庆电力高等专科学校英语教师调查问卷 | 第80-82页 |
| AppendixⅢ 重庆电力高等专科学校实验班级学生调查问卷(实验后) | 第82-83页 |
| AppendixⅣ 高等学校英语应用能力考试(口试)大纲 | 第83-86页 |
| AppendixⅤ 高等学校英语应用能力考试(口试)样题 | 第86-89页 |
