| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第10-12页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Overall structure of the study | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-29页 |
| ·Definitions of Communicative Competence | 第14-15页 |
| ·Conceptions of Communicative Language Teaching | 第15-20页 |
| ·Development of research on communicative language teaching | 第20-22页 |
| ·Relevant research on application of CLT abroad | 第22-25页 |
| ·Relevant research on application of CLT in China | 第25-28页 |
| ·Research questions of the study | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第29-33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29-30页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第30-31页 |
| ·Teachers' questionnaire | 第30页 |
| ·Students' questionnaire | 第30-31页 |
| ·Interview | 第31页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Result and Discussion | 第33-47页 |
| ·Research question 1: What are the students' perceptions of CLT in the present study? | 第33-37页 |
| ·Research question 2: What are the teachers' perceptions of CLT in the present study? | 第37-41页 |
| ·Research question 3: What are the difficulties encountered by teachers and students in using CLT? | 第41-47页 |
| ·Students' Low English Proficiency | 第42页 |
| ·Lack of Training in CLT | 第42-43页 |
| ·Little Motivation for Communicative Competence | 第43页 |
| ·Grammar-based Examinations | 第43-44页 |
| ·Large Classes | 第44-45页 |
| ·Lack of Real Communicative Atmosphere | 第45-46页 |
| ·Traditional learning styles and habits | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implications | 第47-52页 |
| ·Summary of the findings | 第47-48页 |
| ·Implication for English teaching in senior middle schools | 第48-50页 |
| ·Improving teacher's overall ability | 第48-49页 |
| ·Avoiding students' misconceptions of CLT | 第49页 |
| ·Creating real communicative atmosphere | 第49-50页 |
| ·Strengthening motivation for communicative competence | 第50页 |
| ·Limitation of this study and suggestions for the future study | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-59页 |
| Appendix A | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix B | 第61-63页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第63页 |
