| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-8页 |
| ChapterⅠ Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第8-9页 |
| ·General description of the thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ChapterⅡ Literature review | 第10-21页 |
| ·“Information-gap”principle | 第10-12页 |
| ·Information | 第10页 |
| ·Information gap | 第10-12页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of “IG”principle | 第12-19页 |
| ·Communicative principle | 第12-14页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching | 第14-15页 |
| ·Second Language Acquisition | 第15-16页 |
| ·Motivation theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·Psychological basis | 第18-19页 |
| ·Current situation of “IG”research | 第19-21页 |
| ChapterⅢ Research methodology | 第21-26页 |
| ·Methodology of the survey study | 第21-23页 |
| ·Introduction | 第21页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第21页 |
| ·Subjects | 第21-22页 |
| ·Instrument | 第22页 |
| ·Data-collection | 第22-23页 |
| ·Methodology of the experimental study | 第23-26页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第23页 |
| ·Subjects | 第23-24页 |
| ·Instrument | 第24页 |
| ·Data-collection and analysis | 第24-26页 |
| ChapterⅣ Results and discussion | 第26-46页 |
| ·Results and discussion of the survey study | 第26-36页 |
| ·What role does the traditional English teaching method (GT) play in first-year college English classes? | 第26-31页 |
| ·Current application of “IG”principle in first-year College English classes | 第31-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36页 |
| ·Results and discussion of the experimental study | 第36-46页 |
| ·The incorporation of “Information Gap” principle is more effective than the mere traditional English teaching approach in arousing students’ interest and in activating the whole class | 第38-40页 |
| ·The incorporation of “Information Gap” principle is more effective than the mere traditional English teaching approach in improving students’ both grammatical accuracy and communicative fluency in oral English | 第40-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-46页 |
| ChapterⅤConclusions | 第46-49页 |
| ·Major findings | 第46页 |
| ·Implications | 第46-47页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第47-48页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第48-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第51-53页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第53-55页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第55-57页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix V | 第58-59页 |
| C.V | 第59页 |
