| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance and purposes of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Overall structure of the study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第12-29页 |
| ·Definitions of Key Terms | 第12-13页 |
| ·Definition of CLT | 第12-13页 |
| ·Definition of Communicative Competence | 第13页 |
| ·A Historical Overview of CLT | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of CLT | 第13-15页 |
| ·Theoretical bases of CLT | 第15-17页 |
| ·Major Features of CLT | 第17-19页 |
| ·Relevant studies on CLT in the West | 第19-23页 |
| ·Relevant studies on CLT in China | 第23-28页 |
| ·Research questions of the study | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第29-35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29-30页 |
| ·Survey subjects | 第29-30页 |
| ·Interview subjects | 第30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30-33页 |
| ·Teachers’questionnaire | 第30-31页 |
| ·Students’questionnaire | 第31-33页 |
| ·Interview | 第33页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Result and Discussion | 第35-58页 |
| ·What are college English teachers’perceptions of CLT in this study? | 第35-40页 |
| ·What are college students’perceptions of CLT in this study? | 第40-46页 |
| ·What are the similarities and differences between teachers’perceptions and students’perceptions? | 第46-51页 |
| ·Grammar accuracy or fluency | 第46-47页 |
| ·Role of group work | 第47-48页 |
| ·Roles of teachers and students | 第48-49页 |
| ·Role of grammar explanation | 第49-50页 |
| ·Error correction | 第50-51页 |
| ·What are the constraints that prevent a successful application of CLT? | 第51-58页 |
| ·Grammar-vocabulary-based examination system | 第52-53页 |
| ·Low level of students’English proficiency and communicative competence | 第53-54页 |
| ·Teacher training | 第54-55页 |
| ·Introverted and passive characters of Chinese students | 第55页 |
| ·Lack of opportunities to communicate in English outside the classroom (EFL context) | 第55-56页 |
| ·Traditional teaching and learning style | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limited class time and big class size | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implications | 第58-64页 |
| ·Summary of the findings | 第58-59页 |
| ·Implications for English teaching and learning | 第59-62页 |
| ·Modifying current examination system | 第59-60页 |
| ·Making use of authentic materials | 第60页 |
| ·Providing more practical and effective in-service trainings for English teachers | 第60-61页 |
| ·Reducing class size | 第61页 |
| ·Creating more opportunities for real English practice | 第61页 |
| ·Integrating CLT with traditional methods | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitation of the study and suggestions for future research | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第71-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第73-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
| Pulications | 第76页 |
