| Acknowledgements | 第2-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3页 |
| Chapter 1 General Introduction | 第6-12页 |
| 1．1 The general condition of English teaching in primary schools | 第6-10页 |
| 1．1．1 New course requirement | 第7-8页 |
| 1．1．2 Course design | 第8页 |
| 1．1．3 Teacher resources | 第8-9页 |
| 1．1．4 Teaching materials | 第9-10页 |
| 1．1．5 Equipment and facilities | 第10页 |
| 1．2 The objective of the research | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-20页 |
| 2．1 Psychological and pedagogical studies of interest | 第12-14页 |
| 2．1．1 Russian researchers" studies of interest | 第12-13页 |
| 2．1．2 Western researchers' studies of interest | 第13-14页 |
| 2．2 Studies of interest and motivation in second language acquisition | 第14-17页 |
| 2．3 Psychological features of children | 第17-20页 |
| 2．3．1 Cognitive development of children | 第17-18页 |
| 2．3．2 Features of children's attention | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Task-based Learning | 第20-32页 |
| 3．1 Historical studies of Task-based Learning | 第20-23页 |
| 3．2 Definition of task | 第23-25页 |
| 3．3 "Tasks* and 'Exercises' | 第25-26页 |
| 3．4 Varieties of task | 第26-27页 |
| 3．5 Features of Task-based Learning | 第27-32页 |
| 3．5．1 Framework of communicative tasks | 第28-29页 |
| 3．5．2 Basic procedures of the three phases in the TBL framework | 第29页 |
| 3．5．3 Task-based Learning and SLA theories | 第29-30页 |
| 3．5．4 Task-based Learning and the PPP model | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Experiment, Observation and Survey | 第32-45页 |
| 4．1 Hypothesis | 第32页 |
| 4．2 Research Method | 第32-35页 |
| 4．2．1 Samples | 第33页 |
| 4．2．2 Instruments | 第33-34页 |
| 4．2．3 Procedure | 第34-35页 |
| 4．3 Results and discussion of the questionnaire suney | 第35-45页 |
| 4．3．1 Results and discussion of the first questionnaire | 第35-37页 |
| 4．3．2 Results and discussion of the second questionnaire | 第37-40页 |
| 4．3．3 Statistical analysis and discussion of the oral English test | 第40-43页 |
| 4．3．4 Teachers' understanding of TBL | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Possible Areas for Improvement | 第45-48页 |
| 5． 1 Fluency and accuracy | 第45页 |
| 5． 2 Choosing the style to suit the mood | 第45-46页 |
| 5． 3 Keeping the lesson simple | 第46页 |
| 5． 4 Integrating authenticity with education | 第46页 |
| 5． 5 Systemizing and maintaining the continuity of tasks | 第46-47页 |
| 5． 6 Making use of a rich variety of after-class activities | 第47页 |
| 5． 7 Teacher development | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Appendix I 问卷调查表 1 | 第50-51页 |
| Appendix II 问卷调查表 2 | 第51-52页 |
| Appendix III Spoken English Test | 第52-53页 |
| Appendix IV Sample Transcripts | 第53-59页 |
| Appendix V A Sample Lesson | 第59-62页 |
| References | 第62-67页 |
