| Introduction | 第1-8页 |
| Chapter 1 The nature and characteristics of verbal communication | 第8-18页 |
| 1．1 Language as a tool for communication | 第8-18页 |
| 1．1．1 Speech Act Theory | 第9-12页 |
| 1．1．2 Implicit Meaning | 第12-14页 |
| 1．1．3 Context | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Rules and principles governing verbal communication and the interactional use of language | 第18-31页 |
| 2．1 Co-operative Principle | 第19-22页 |
| 2．2 Politeness Principle and Face-saving Theory | 第22-24页 |
| 2．3 Interacfional use of language | 第24-25页 |
| 2．4 Interactional use of language in real-life communication | 第25-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Interactional use of language and EFL leaming and teaching | 第31-42页 |
| 3．1 Writing as a means of communication | 第32-33页 |
| 3．2 Differences between written and spoken communication | 第33-34页 |
| 3．3 Case studies of business writing by EFL learners | 第34-40页 |
| 3．4 The nature and functions of language | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Interacfional use of language and its implications in foreign language teaching and learning | 第42-56页 |
| 4．1 Communicative competence as a purpose of language teaching | 第43-51页 |
| 4．1．1 Effective methods to teaching meaning | 第46-49页 |
| 4．1．2 Teacher's roles | 第49-51页 |
| 4．2 Some suggestions | 第51-56页 |
| 4．2．1 Adjustment to communicative approach | 第52-54页 |
| 4．2．2 Teaching interactional use of language in business writing | 第54-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-59页 |
