| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第14页 |
| ·Research significance | 第14-15页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| ·Conceptual and operational definitions of oral English proficiency | 第17-18页 |
| ·Conceptual definition of oral English proficiency | 第17-18页 |
| ·Operational definition of oral English proficiency | 第18页 |
| ·Overview of situated learning | 第18-23页 |
| ·Definition of situated learning and its development | 第19-20页 |
| ·Principles of situated learning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Essence of situated learning | 第21-22页 |
| ·Importance of situated learning in language learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous studies on situated learning and oral English teaching at home and abroad | 第23-26页 |
| ·Situated learning and oral English teaching abroad | 第23-25页 |
| ·Situated learning and oral English teaching at home | 第25-26页 |
| ·Constructivism applied to English teaching at home and abroad | 第26-28页 |
| ·Constructivism applied to English teaching abroad | 第26-27页 |
| ·Constructivism applied to English teaching at home | 第27-28页 |
| ·Limitations in the previous researches | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第30-36页 |
| ·Definitions of Constructivism | 第30-31页 |
| ·Development of constructivism | 第31-33页 |
| ·Main views of constructivism | 第33-36页 |
| ·Basic views of constructivism on knowledge | 第33-34页 |
| ·Basic views of constructivism on study and learning | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第36-50页 |
| ·Research questions | 第36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36-37页 |
| ·Variables | 第37-38页 |
| ·Independent variables and dependent variables | 第37页 |
| ·Control variables | 第37-38页 |
| ·Moderator variables and intervening variable | 第38页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第38-40页 |
| ·Pre-test & post-test | 第38-39页 |
| ·Classroom assessment | 第39-40页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第40页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第40-47页 |
| ·Introduction of situated learning to experimental class | 第42页 |
| ·Implementation of situated learning for oral English learning | 第42-47页 |
| ·Data collection | 第47-48页 |
| ·Data of Tests | 第47页 |
| ·Data of Classroom observation and assessment | 第47-48页 |
| ·Data of Questionnaire | 第48页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第48-50页 |
| ·Comparison between pre-test and post-test | 第48页 |
| ·Analysis of data from classroom assessment | 第48页 |
| ·Analysis of data from two questionnaires | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第50-57页 |
| ·Results | 第50-54页 |
| ·Results from pre-test | 第50-51页 |
| ·Results from post-test and the comparison with the pre-test | 第51-52页 |
| ·Results from classroom assessment | 第52-53页 |
| ·Results from Questionnaire | 第53-54页 |
| ·Discussion | 第54-57页 |
| ·Effect of situated learning on students’ English learning attitude | 第54-55页 |
| ·Effect of situated learning on students’ oral English proficiency | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·Major findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Pedagogical implication | 第58-60页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further studies | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-66页 |
| Appendices | 第66-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Oral Tests Papers | 第66-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Classroom assessment | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Questionnaire | 第70-72页 |
