| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-7页 |
| Synopsis | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Research Focuses and Classification | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research focuses | 第12页 |
| ·Classification for the research achievements | 第12-16页 |
| ·Definition of second language research method | 第12-13页 |
| ·Types of second language research methods | 第13-14页 |
| ·Classification for the research achievements | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Three Research Achievements | 第16-48页 |
| ·Theoretical studies of L2 speaking | 第16-26页 |
| ·Discuss on importance and necessity of oral English teaching in China | 第16-19页 |
| ·Establish the testing and assessment system (CET BAND 4 and Band 6, TEM 4, TEM8) for oral English | 第19-26页 |
| ·Empirical studies of L2 speaking | 第26-48页 |
| ·The studies of Interlanguage for Chinese students | 第27-31页 |
| ·The studies of oral English teaching | 第31-48页 |
| Chapter Four Summing up of the Research Findings | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion: Issues and Directions for Future L2 Speaking Research | 第49-54页 |
| ·The main issues for current L2 speaking research | 第49页 |
| ·The directions for future L2 speaking research | 第49-54页 |
| ·The effect of cognitive factors on spoken English | 第50页 |
| ·Fossilization in the learners' oral English | 第50页 |
| ·Teacher's professional development and oral English teaching | 第50-51页 |
| ·Exploration of new oral English teaching methods and teaching modes | 第51页 |
| ·Corpus and oral English teaching and learning | 第51-52页 |
| ·The appropriateness in oral communication and oral English teaching | 第52页 |
| ·The prospect of the assessment of spoken English in China | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
