| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·General description of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Motivations for the study | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Overall structure of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-30页 |
| ·Definition of Length Approach to Speaking | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical bases in this study | 第16-20页 |
| ·Swain's output hypothesis | 第16-19页 |
| ·Krashen's affective filter hypothesis | 第19-20页 |
| ·Related studies on the teaching of speaking abroad and in China | 第20-24页 |
| ·Related studies on the teaching of speaking abroad | 第20-23页 |
| ·Related studies on the teaching of speaking in China | 第23-24页 |
| ·Related studies on Length Approach | 第24-30页 |
| ·Origin of Length Approach | 第24-26页 |
| ·Development of Length Approach | 第26-27页 |
| ·Comments on the previous studies on Length Approach | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第30页 |
| ·Participants | 第30-31页 |
| ·Background information of the teacher | 第30-31页 |
| ·Background information of the students | 第31页 |
| ·Instruments | 第31-32页 |
| ·Treatment | 第32-37页 |
| ·Treatment in EG | 第32-35页 |
| ·Treatment in CG | 第35-36页 |
| ·Schedule of the 30-minute speaking tasks in each class | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data collection | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第38-40页 |
| ·Scoring | 第38-39页 |
| ·T-test | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第40-55页 |
| ·Effect of Length Approach to Speaking on non-English majors' spoken English in general | 第40-42页 |
| ·Effect of Length Approach to Speaking on non-English majors' spoken English in terms of length | 第42-45页 |
| ·Effect of Length Approach to Speaking on non-English majors' spoken English in terms of organization | 第45-48页 |
| ·Effect of Length Approach to Speaking on non-English majors' spoken English in terms of content | 第48-50页 |
| ·Effect of Length Approach to Speaking on non-English majors' spoken English in terms of language | 第50-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| ·Major findings of this study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future studies | 第57-58页 |
| References | 第58-60页 |
| Appendixes | 第60-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: The Scores of EG | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: The Scores of CG | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Transcription of pre-test in EG | 第62-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Transcription of Pre-test in CG | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: Transcription of Post-test in EG | 第70-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ: Transcription of Post-test in CG | 第79-84页 |
