| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-10页 |
| 1． Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1．1 Problems with the implementation of CLT in China | 第10-11页 |
| 1．2 Preparation of this paper | 第11-13页 |
| 2． Communicative Language Teaching in the Classroom | 第13-37页 |
| 2．1 Communicative language teaching （CLT） | 第13-22页 |
| 2．1．1 Aim of CLT | 第13-18页 |
| 2．1．2 Communicative language teaching in the classroom | 第18-22页 |
| 2．2 Activity approach to CLT | 第22-27页 |
| 2．2．1 History of activity approach to CLT and its development in China | 第22-23页 |
| 2．2．2 Rationale of activity approach to CLT | 第23-24页 |
| 2．2．3 Communicative classroom activities | 第24-27页 |
| 2．2．3．1 Definition of communicative classroom activities | 第24页 |
| 2．2．3．2 Functions of communicative classroom activities | 第24-25页 |
| 2．2．3．3 Types of communicative classroom activities | 第25-27页 |
| 2．3 Role playing | 第27-37页 |
| 2．3．1 Definition of role playing | 第27-28页 |
| 2．3．2 Values of role playing | 第28-29页 |
| 2．3．3 Components of role playing | 第29-31页 |
| 2．3．4 Types of role playing | 第31-37页 |
| 3． Implications of role playing | 第37-47页 |
| 3．1 Acquisition and learning | 第37-39页 |
| 3．2 Performance and competence | 第39-41页 |
| 3．3 Simulation and authenticity | 第41-45页 |
| 3．4 Cooperation and competition | 第45-47页 |
| 4． Improving role playing | 第47-66页 |
| 4．1 Problems with role playing | 第47-48页 |
| 4．2 Improving classroom management | 第48-52页 |
| 4．3 Improving learner roles | 第52-53页 |
| 4．4 Improving teacher roles | 第53-56页 |
| 4．5 Making role playing activities task-based | 第56-66页 |
| 4．5．1 Definition of task | 第56-58页 |
| 4．5．2 Rationale of task | 第58-61页 |
| 4．5．3 Components of task | 第61-62页 |
| 4．5．4 Types of task in role playing | 第62-64页 |
| 4．5．5 Some other practical ways to handle role playing problems | 第64-66页 |
| 5． Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-71页 |
