| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-7页 |
| Synopsis | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Target of Research—Information Gap and Its Significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Current Situation of English Teaching in High School in China | 第14-18页 |
| ·Four Current Teaching Methods and Their Features | 第15-16页 |
| ·Grammar-translation | 第15页 |
| ·Audio-lingual | 第15页 |
| ·PPP | 第15-16页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching | 第16页 |
| ·Reasons for Inefficient Ways of Teaching | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Three Information-gap Principle and Its Rationales | 第18-28页 |
| ·Definition and Significance of Information Gap | 第18-19页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation of Information Gap in English Teaching | 第19-25页 |
| ·The Nature of Language | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Nature of Communication | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Character of Second Language Acquisition SLA | 第22-25页 |
| ·Definition of SLA | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Input Hypothesis and SLA | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Affective Filter Hypothesis and Information Gap Principle | 第24-25页 |
| ·Information Gap and Language Teaching Through Communication | 第25-28页 |
| ·Communication and Language | 第25-26页 |
| ·Communicative Teaching Approach in High School and Information Gap | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Four Functions of Information Gap in English Teaching | 第28-42页 |
| ·Promoting Real Communication | 第28-34页 |
| ·Communicative Process and Information Gap | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Communicative Activities and Information Gap | 第31-34页 |
| ·Activating Learning Motivation | 第34-37页 |
| ·Definition of Motivation | 第34-35页 |
| ·Extrinsic Motivation | 第35页 |
| ·Intrinsic Motivation | 第35-36页 |
| ·Information Gap and Ways of Arousing Learner Interest | 第36-37页 |
| ·Facilitating Second Language Acquisition | 第37-40页 |
| ·Stimulating Classroom Acquisition | 第38页 |
| ·Optimal Conditions for Second Language Acquisition | 第38-40页 |
| ·Developing Communicative Competence | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Application of Information Gap in English Teaching in High School | 第42-63页 |
| ·Effective Questions and Creation of Information Gap | 第42-46页 |
| ·Referential Questions and Display Questions | 第42-45页 |
| ·Information Gap and Referential Questions | 第45-46页 |
| ·Information Gap and It's Application to Communicative Activities | 第46-51页 |
| ·Role Play and Simulations | 第46-47页 |
| ·Pair Work and Group Work | 第47-48页 |
| ·Opinion-Gap Activity | 第48-50页 |
| ·Reasoning-Gap Activity | 第50页 |
| ·Problem-Solving Activity | 第50-51页 |
| ·Application of Information Gap to the Four Skills in English Teaching | 第51-56页 |
| ·Application To Developing Skills of Listening and Speaking | 第52-54页 |
| ·Application To Developing Skills of Reading and Writing | 第54-56页 |
| ·Teacher's Role in Communicative Activities | 第56-58页 |
| ·The General Principles of Creating Information Gap | 第58-63页 |
| ·Using Authentic Materials | 第58-59页 |
| ·Different Ways of Questioning | 第59-60页 |
| ·Improvisation | 第60-62页 |
| ·Student-centeredness | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
