| Acknowledgemenets | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·The Background to the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Layout of the Dissertation | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| ·The Changes of the Teaching Methods in China | 第16-22页 |
| ·Grammar-translation Method | 第16-18页 |
| ·Audio-lingual Method | 第18-19页 |
| ·Communicative Approach | 第19-22页 |
| ·Teaching by Dialogue Abroad in the Past | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three The Theory of Teaching by Dialogue | 第24-31页 |
| ·Interactional Theory | 第24-28页 |
| ·An Introduction to Interactional Theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·Interactional Teaching | 第25-28页 |
| ·The Elaborations of Dialogue | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Four Dialogue | 第31-42页 |
| ·Dialogue in Teaching | 第32-35页 |
| ·Teaching by Dialogue | 第35-42页 |
| ·The Definition of Dialogue | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Types of Dialogue | 第36-39页 |
| ·Dialogue of Teacher and Students | 第36-37页 |
| ·Dialogue of Students and Students | 第37-38页 |
| ·Dialogue of Teacher and Text | 第38页 |
| ·Dialogue of Students and Text | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Significance of Teaching by Dialogue | 第39-42页 |
| ·Creating Friendly Atmosphere | 第39-40页 |
| ·Promoting Mutual Understanding | 第40页 |
| ·Extending Cognitive Space | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Teacher's Role in Dialogue | 第42-60页 |
| ·The Relations between Teacher and Students | 第42-45页 |
| ·Cultural Explanation of Teacher's Challenge in Class | 第45-49页 |
| ·Harmony | 第46-48页 |
| ·Modesty | 第48-49页 |
| ·Rules in Dialogue | 第49-60页 |
| ·Teachers' Beliefs: a Decisive Factor for Teacher's Role | 第52-57页 |
| ·Teacher'Role in Dialogue | 第57-60页 |
| ·Teachers as Language Learners | 第58页 |
| ·Teachers as Coordinators | 第58-59页 |
| ·Teachers as Language Trainers | 第59页 |
| ·Teachers as Coaches | 第59页 |
| ·Teachers as Diagnosticians | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Six Summary | 第60-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-67页 |