| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Question posed | 第10-11页 |
| ·The present situation of the teaching of listening and listening teaching in vocational colleges | 第11-13页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第13页 |
| ·The objectives of the research | 第13-14页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Overview of TBA and the Teaching of Listening | 第15-35页 |
| ·Theories concerning task-based approach | 第15-29页 |
| ·Definitions of task | 第15-17页 |
| ·Theoretical underpinnings to task-based approach | 第17-21页 |
| ·Language acquisition theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Social constructivism | 第19-20页 |
| ·Modern learning theories | 第20-21页 |
| ·Principles of designing tasks | 第21-23页 |
| ·Components of tasks and task types | 第23-27页 |
| ·Components of tasks | 第23-25页 |
| ·Task types | 第25-27页 |
| ·Frameworks of task-based approach | 第27-29页 |
| ·Review of listening theories | 第29-33页 |
| ·The nature of listening process | 第29-30页 |
| ·The criteria of successful listening and objectives of listening teaching | 第30-31页 |
| ·Strategies used by skilled listeners | 第31-32页 |
| ·Enlightenment to the teaching of listening | 第32-33页 |
| ·Literature review of TBA | 第33-34页 |
| ·Relevant studies of the implementation of TBA to teaching | 第33页 |
| ·Relevant researches of TBA to the reaching of listening | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary of practical and theoretical researches into TBA | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Experiment on the TBA to the Teaching of Listening | 第35-45页 |
| ·The purposes of the experiment | 第35页 |
| ·Methodology | 第35-44页 |
| ·Participants | 第35-36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36页 |
| ·Data analyzing device | 第36-37页 |
| ·Procedures | 第37-44页 |
| ·Pre-test | 第39页 |
| ·Two examples of TBA to the teaching of listening | 第39-43页 |
| ·Post-test | 第43页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第43-44页 |
| ·Interview | 第44页 |
| ·Data collection | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第45-66页 |
| ·Results related to the three research questions | 第45-60页 |
| ·Results related to research question I | 第45-46页 |
| ·Comparison between the two groups in the pre-test | 第45-46页 |
| ·Comparison between the two groups in the post-test | 第46页 |
| ·Results related to research question II | 第46-53页 |
| ·Comparison of the learners' attitudes and interest in listening between the two groups before the experiment | 第46-48页 |
| ·Comparison of the learners' attitudes and interest in listening after the experiment | 第48-50页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the questionnaires from the experimental group | 第50-51页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the questionnaires from the control group | 第51-53页 |
| ·Results related to research question III | 第53-58页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the learners' listening strategies before the experiment | 第53-54页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the learners' listening strategies after the experiment | 第54-56页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the learners' listening strategies from the experimental group | 第56-57页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the learners' listening strategies from the control group | 第57-58页 |
| ·Results of the interviews | 第58-60页 |
| ·Discussions | 第60-66页 |
| ·Discussion in relation to research finding I | 第60-62页 |
| ·Discussion in relation to research finding II | 第62-63页 |
| ·Discussion in relation to research finding III | 第63-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| ·Findings | 第66页 |
| ·Implications | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for the future research | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-75页 |
| Appendices | 第75-85页 |
