| 1. Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| ·Needs for the study | 第9页 |
| ·General description of the study | 第9-11页 |
| 2. Literature Review of Traditional Learning Approaches | 第11-13页 |
| ·Traditional learning approach: PPP | 第11页 |
| ·An alternative approach to PPP:TTT | 第11-12页 |
| ·Task-based language teaching approach (TBLT) and TTT | 第12-13页 |
| 3. Task-Based Language Teaching Approach to Speaking Performance | 第13-43页 |
| ·Introduction of task-based language teaching approach | 第13-25页 |
| ·Definition of task | 第13-15页 |
| ·Task components | 第15-16页 |
| ·Features of the task-based language teaching approach (TBLT) | 第16-20页 |
| ·Tasks as the interface between teachers and learners | 第20-22页 |
| ·Task-based language teaching approach and intrinsic motivation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Communicative approach and TBLT | 第23-25页 |
| ·Lesson plan | 第25-31页 |
| ·Theoretical foundation of TBLT | 第31-38页 |
| ·Piaget's cognitive development and TBLT | 第33-34页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第34-36页 |
| ·Bruner's discovery learning theory | 第36-37页 |
| ·Ausubel's meaningful learning theory | 第37-38页 |
| ·Speaking skills in second language learning | 第38-43页 |
| ·Difference between speaking and writing | 第39-40页 |
| ·Speaking: acquired or learned | 第40-41页 |
| ·Input, output and interaction hypothesis | 第41-42页 |
| ·Close interaction between listening and speaking | 第42-43页 |
| 4. Methodology and Results Discussion | 第43-49页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第43页 |
| ·Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| ·Instruments | 第44页 |
| ·Data-collection | 第44-45页 |
| ·Results and discussion on speaking performance evaluation | 第45-47页 |
| ·Results and discussion on students' attitudes and motivation | 第47-49页 |
| 5. Conclusions | 第49-51页 |
| ·Major findings | 第49页 |
| ·Implications | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations and future research | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Survey of learner preferences | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Speech evaluation by teacher | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Peer evaluation | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Self-evaluation | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix: Ⅴ Learners' attitudes towards class | 第59-60页 |
| 学位论文独创性声明 | 第60页 |
| 学位论文版权的使用授权书 | 第60页 |
