| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-9页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第9-15页 |
| Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| 1. Background and Aims of the Research | 第15-18页 |
| 2. Organization of the Dissertation | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Basis of Communicative Language Testing | 第20-39页 |
| ·Hymes: Communicative Competence | 第20-21页 |
| ·Canale and Swain: the Notion of Communicative Competence | 第21-23页 |
| ·Bachman: A Framework of Language Competence | 第23-27页 |
| ·A Framework of Test Method Facets (TMF) | 第27-29页 |
| ·Other Factors Influencing Language Performance Testing | 第29-30页 |
| ·Distinguishing Features of Communicative Language Testing | 第30-35页 |
| ·Integration of the Four Skills | 第35-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Two Communicative Oral Testing | 第39-55页 |
| ·The Nature of Oral Communication | 第39-40页 |
| ·Stylistic Features of Spoken Language | 第40-42页 |
| ·Definition of Speaking Ability | 第42-43页 |
| ·Types of Oral Tests | 第43-47页 |
| ·Elicitation Techniques | 第47-49页 |
| ·Historical Trends and the Present Situation of Oral Testing | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Difficulty in Testing Speaking Ability | 第51-52页 |
| ·Issues to Be Considered in Testing Speaking | 第52-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Three Information Theory and Information Gap | 第55-65页 |
| ·Information and Information Theory | 第55-56页 |
| ·Information Theory in Linguistics | 第56-59页 |
| ·Information Gap | 第59-60页 |
| ·Cloze and Information Gap | 第60-62页 |
| ·Forms of Information Gap Used as an Oral Testing Technique | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Four Cloze Test | 第65-85页 |
| ·Definition of Cloze Test | 第65-66页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of Cloze | 第66-71页 |
| ·Classifications of Cloze | 第71-76页 |
| ·Other Varieties of Cloze | 第76-78页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Cloze Test | 第78-81页 |
| ·Criticism of Cloze Tests | 第81-83页 |
| ·Summary | 第83-85页 |
| Chapter Five An Experimental Study | 第85-97页 |
| ·Rationale behind the Research | 第85-87页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第87页 |
| ·Development of the Oral Cloze Test | 第87-93页 |
| ·Designing Principles | 第87-90页 |
| ·Choosing the Text | 第90-91页 |
| ·Adaptation of the Text and Making Deletions | 第91页 |
| ·The Pilot Test | 第91-93页 |
| ·Administering the Test | 第93-94页 |
| ·Description of Participants | 第93页 |
| ·Directions to Testees | 第93页 |
| ·Training Testers | 第93-94页 |
| ·Test Environment | 第94页 |
| ·Scoring the Test | 第94-96页 |
| ·Summary | 第96-97页 |
| Chapter Six Analysis of the Research Results | 第97-119页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis of the Test Results | 第97-98页 |
| ·Analysis of the Test Items | 第98-103页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaire for Students | 第103-111页 |
| ·The Questionnaire | 第103页 |
| ·Analysis of the Results of the Questionnaire for Students | 第103-111页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaire for Teachers | 第111页 |
| ·The Questionnaire for Teachers | 第111页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaire for Teachers | 第111页 |
| ·Correlation of the Oral Cloze Test with Other Courses | 第111-117页 |
| ·Summary | 第117-119页 |
| Chapter Seven Validation of the Experimental Test | 第119-130页 |
| ·Framework of Evaluating a Language Test | 第119-122页 |
| ·Four Components in the Oral Cloze Test: Reading, Speaking, Listening and Writing | 第122-123页 |
| ·Reading Component in the Oral Cloze Test | 第122页 |
| ·Listening and Speaking: Oral Interactional Components in the Oral Cloze Test | 第122-123页 |
| ·Writing Component in the Oral Cloze Test | 第123页 |
| ·Face Validity | 第123-124页 |
| ·Content Validity | 第124-125页 |
| ·Construct Validity | 第125-126页 |
| ·Concurrent Validity | 第126页 |
| ·Reliability | 第126-127页 |
| ·Practicality | 第127页 |
| ·Backwash Effect of the Oral Cloze Test on Language Teaching and Learning | 第127-128页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Prospect for Further Research | 第128页 |
| ·Summary | 第128-130页 |
| Conclusion | 第130-132页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第132-137页 |
| Appendices | 第137-156页 |
