| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the research | 第10页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the research | 第10-12页 |
| 1.4 Framework of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第13-33页 |
| 2.1 Interpretation of task | 第13-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of task | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.2 Components of a task | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.3 Types of task | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Present continuous tense | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of present continuous tense | 第18页 |
| 2.2.2 The structure of present continuous tense | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.3 The reason of making mistakes in learning present continuous tense | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Previous research on Task-based Instruction | 第20-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Foreign studies on Task-based Instruction in present continuous tense teaching | 第20-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies on Task-based Instruction in present continuous tense teaching in China | 第28-31页 |
| 2.3.3 Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter III Research Design | 第33-44页 |
| 3.1 Hypotheses | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.2 Tests | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第37页 |
| 3.4 Procedure | 第37-39页 |
| 3.5 A Sample lesson for the experimental class | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter IV Analysis and Discussions | 第44-50页 |
| 4.1 Students’ interest in learning English grammar aroused | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2 The communicative accuracy of using present continuous tense improved | 第47页 |
| 4.3 The grammatical accuracy of using the present continuous tense improved | 第47-48页 |
| 4.4 The pr-test and the post-test comparison of Experimental classes and control classes | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第50-64页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the research | 第50-54页 |
| 5.2 Limitations | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for further study in this field | 第55-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-69页 |
| Appendices | 第69-75页 |
| Appendix 1 中学生英语语法学习兴趣情况调查问卷 | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix 2 Pre-test paper | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix 3 Post-test paper | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix 4 访谈提纲 | 第74-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75页 |
