| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第10-12页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Acronyms | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Intrduction | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Reseach question,aims and significance of the study | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 Framework of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-41页 |
| 2.1 An overview of curriculum alignment:theory to practice | 第19-27页 |
| 2.2 A review of research on the National English Curriculum Standards | 第27-33页 |
| 2.2.1 The basic ideas and main contents of the NECS | 第27-30页 |
| 2.2.2 A reciew on relevant studies about the NECS | 第30-33页 |
| 2.3 On communicative language competence | 第33-41页 |
| 2.3.1 On defining competence,communicative language competence and proficiency | 第34-38页 |
| 2.3.2 On measuring communicative language proficiency and other relevant issues | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Three An Evaluation Study on Communicative Language Proficiency | 第41-54页 |
| 3.1 An outline of the research design and some explanations | 第41-44页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第44页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第44-50页 |
| 3.3.1 General English Proficiency Test | 第45-46页 |
| 3.3.2 Test scoring scales for the first stage | 第46-49页 |
| 3.3.3 Sample rating scales for the second stage | 第49-50页 |
| 3.4 Procedures and data collection | 第50-54页 |
| 3.4.1 During the first stage | 第50-52页 |
| 3.4.2 During the second stage | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第54-67页 |
| 4.1 Results | 第54-58页 |
| 4.2 Discussion | 第58-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| 5.1 A brief summary of the study | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and implications | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-75页 |
| Appendix A Speaking Assessment Criteria | 第75-77页 |
| Appendix B Written Assessment Criteria | 第77-80页 |
| Appendix C Scoring Sheets | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix D Speaking Sample Rating Scale | 第81-84页 |
| Appendix E Writing Sample Rating Scale | 第84-85页 |
