| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·ELT material development and evaluation | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the present study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Overall structure of the paper | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review of Related Studies | 第14-30页 |
| ·Definition of materials | 第14页 |
| ·Material evaluations | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition | 第14页 |
| ·Types of evaluation | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purposes of evaluation | 第15-16页 |
| ·Approaches to material evaluation | 第16-17页 |
| ·Criteria for material evaluation | 第17-21页 |
| ·Hutchinson and Waters’criteria | 第17-19页 |
| ·Cunningsworth’s criteria | 第19页 |
| ·McDonough and Shaw’s criteria | 第19-21页 |
| ·Educational psychology theories | 第21-24页 |
| ·Behaviorism | 第22页 |
| ·Cognitive psychology | 第22-23页 |
| ·Humanistic approaches | 第23页 |
| ·Social interactionism | 第23-24页 |
| ·Tasks and its evaluation | 第24-27页 |
| ·‘Task’defined and described | 第24页 |
| ·Components of a task | 第24-25页 |
| ·Approaches to task evaluation | 第25-27页 |
| ·Syllabus theories | 第27-29页 |
| ·An overall framework applied in the thesis | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Preliminary Evaluation of New Essential College English | 第30-40页 |
| ·NECE in general | 第30-31页 |
| ·The compiler’s beliefs | 第31页 |
| ·Item analysis of NECE | 第31-34页 |
| ·Vocabulary | 第31-32页 |
| ·Grammar | 第32页 |
| ·Skills | 第32-33页 |
| ·Topic, subject content and social values | 第33-34页 |
| ·Task evaluation | 第34-37页 |
| ·Task presentation in NECE | 第34页 |
| ·Analysis of the task types found in NECE | 第34-37页 |
| ·F urther analysis | 第37-39页 |
| ·The extent to which these task types promote communicative use of the language learned | 第37-38页 |
| ·The extent to which these task types meet students’needs | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 4 In-use evaluation of New Essential College English | 第40-51页 |
| ·E valuation Design | 第40-41页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40页 |
| ·Instruments and procedures | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第41-51页 |
| ·Students’views towards the overall features of NECE | 第41-42页 |
| ·Students’views towards the frequently-adopted classroom procedure of task performance | 第42-43页 |
| ·Students’views towards the pedagogical value of task evaluated | 第43-45页 |
| ·Analysis of variables concerning the interest and learning value of the tasks evaluated | 第45-48页 |
| ·Evaluation of the free responses from students and teachers | 第48-51页 |
| ·Responses from students | 第48-49页 |
| ·Responses from teachers | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussions and Findings | 第51-55页 |
| ·Strengths of NECE | 第51-52页 |
| ·Material arrangements | 第51页 |
| ·Basic skills strengthening and training | 第51-52页 |
| ·Learner-centeredness and humanism | 第52页 |
| ·Weaknesses of NECE | 第52-55页 |
| ·Knowledge recurring frequency | 第52-53页 |
| ·Students’interest | 第53页 |
| ·Task design | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第55页 |
| ·Implications | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-65页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第65-66页 |
