| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-10页 |
| ·The Need for the Research | 第7-9页 |
| ·High Demands for the Research | 第7页 |
| ·The Speaking Ability of Chinese College Students | 第7-9页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Background | 第10-19页 |
| ·The Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis | 第10页 |
| ·The Natural Order Hypothesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Monitor Hypothesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Input Hypothesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Summary | 第14页 |
| ·Swain's Comprehensible Output Hypothesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Receptive Skills versus Productive Skills | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Four Language Skills | 第15-16页 |
| ·Receptive skills | 第16-17页 |
| ·Productive Skills | 第17页 |
| ·Integrating Four Skills | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Speaking | 第19-24页 |
| ·Purpose of Speaking | 第19页 |
| ·Process of Speaking | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Nature of Speaking | 第20-22页 |
| ·Reciprocity Conditions | 第20页 |
| ·Features of Spoken Language | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Internal Process of Language | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Four Researches on Speaking Related Activities | 第24-28页 |
| ·Previous Researches | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies on the Relationship Between Input and Output | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies on Pre-Speaking Activities | 第25页 |
| ·Pre-Speaking Activities | 第25-27页 |
| ·Listening to the Tape | 第26页 |
| ·Reading a Text | 第26-27页 |
| ·Watching a video | 第27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Five Hypotheses and Procedures of the Research | 第28-36页 |
| ·Research Areas | 第28-29页 |
| ·Rationale for the Research | 第28页 |
| ·The Focus of Present Research | 第28-29页 |
| ·Procedures | 第29-36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29页 |
| ·Teaching Materials and Approach | 第29-31页 |
| ·Teaching Materials | 第29-30页 |
| ·Teaching Approach | 第30-31页 |
| ·Administration | 第31页 |
| ·Ways of Pre-Speaking Activities | 第31页 |
| ·Topics | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Format of Discussion: The Circle of Voices | 第32页 |
| ·Process of the Research | 第32-36页 |
| ·Preparation Phase | 第32-33页 |
| ·Experiment Phase | 第33-34页 |
| ·Data Processing and Analyzing Phase | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Six Results and Analysis of the Research | 第36-51页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·The Effectiveness of These Pre-Speaking Activities | 第36-49页 |
| ·Analysis from Quantitative Angle | 第36-40页 |
| ·Brief Explanations | 第36-37页 |
| ·Figures and Analysis | 第37-40页 |
| ·Analysis from Qualitative Angle | 第40-49页 |
| ·Topic-relatedness | 第40-42页 |
| ·Content of the Speaking | 第42-44页 |
| ·Fluency of the Speaking | 第44-45页 |
| ·Word Choice and Use | 第45-47页 |
| ·Brief Summary | 第47-48页 |
| ·Analysis of Questionnaires | 第48-49页 |
| ·Students' Preferences of These Pre-Speaking Activities | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusions and Pedagogical Implications | 第51-55页 |
| ·Main Findings of the Research | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第52-53页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第53-55页 |
| ·Teaching and Guiding Through Pre-Speaking Activities | 第53页 |
| ·Providing and Acquiring Adequate Input | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix | 第58页 |
