| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Teaching Business Oral English | 第11-19页 |
| ·Speaking in Business English | 第11-16页 |
| ·Definition of Business English | 第11-13页 |
| ·Speaking in Business English | 第13-14页 |
| ·A Shift to Teaching Speaking in Business English at Vocational Colleges in China | 第14-16页 |
| ·Teaching Business Oral English (BOE) | 第16-19页 |
| ·Studies on the Teaching Content of the BOE course | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies on the Teaching Methods for the BOE course | 第17-18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Situation-based Method for Teaching BOE | 第19-28页 |
| ·A Brief History of Situation-based Teaching | 第19-20页 |
| ·Application of the Situation-based Method to BOE Teaching | 第20-23页 |
| ·Principles of Teaching | 第20页 |
| ·Incorporation of Situations into Teaching | 第20-23页 |
| ·Selecting Appropriate Situations for Teaching | 第20-21页 |
| ·Making Use of Multimedia to Present Situations | 第21-22页 |
| ·Designing Simulation Games for Practice | 第22-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第23-28页 |
| ·The Constructivist Theory | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Input Hypotheses | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第28-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28页 |
| ·Subjects | 第28页 |
| ·Instruments and Procedures | 第28-31页 |
| ·Classroom Observation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Survey | 第29-30页 |
| ·Interview | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Four Discussions of Research Findings | 第31-45页 |
| ·Findings on the Current Situation of BOE Teaching at Suzhou Vocational University (SVU) | 第31-41页 |
| ·Classroom Observation of BOE Teaching | 第31-36页 |
| ·Teaching Approach | 第31-33页 |
| ·Teaching Materials | 第33-35页 |
| ·Classroom Activities | 第35-36页 |
| ·Survey Results about BOE Teaching | 第36-41页 |
| ·Findings on the Difficulties with the Implementation of the Situation-based Method in BOE teaching | 第41-45页 |
| ·Analysis of Teachers | 第41-43页 |
| ·Analysis of Students | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Five Implications | 第45-57页 |
| ·Conducting Needs Analysis for Course Design | 第45-48页 |
| ·Gathering Information about Target Needs | 第46-47页 |
| ·Gathering Information about Learning Needs | 第47页 |
| ·Setting up Needs Database | 第47-48页 |
| ·Designing Proper Tasks for BOE Teaching | 第48-53页 |
| ·Task-based Learning | 第48-49页 |
| ·Engaging Students in Classroom Learning | 第49-51页 |
| ·Engaging Students in After-class Learning | 第51-53页 |
| ·Emphasizing Teacher Professional Development | 第53-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Appendix I: 商务英语口语课程课堂教学情况调查问卷 | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix II: 教师访谈提纲 | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix III: 商务英语口语课程课堂教学情况调查统计结果 | 第65-66页 |
