| 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter One:Introduction to the study | 第9-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.1.1 The present situation of English teaching in junior middle school in China | 第9-10页 |
| 1.1.2 Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Rationale of the study | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2.1 Four theories on the Communicative Language Teaching | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2.2 General principles and theories of communicative approaches | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Objectives of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3.1 The objective of study | 第12页 |
| 1.3.2 Research questions of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the chapters | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two:Review of the literature | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1 Traditional approaches and communicative approaches | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.1 The traditional approach | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 The differences between communicative approaches and the traditional approaches | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Five obstacles in applying communicative approaches in Chinese educational context | 第17-20页 |
| 2.3.1 Non-native English teachers with a lack of English proficiency | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3.2 National examination | 第18页 |
| 2.3.3 Large-sized class | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.4 Traditional practice | 第19页 |
| 2.3.5 Motivation | 第19-20页 |
| 2.4 Integrating communicative approaches with traditional approaches | 第20-25页 |
| 2.4.1 Reasons for integrating communicative approaches with the traditional approaches | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4.2 Measures in integrating communicative approaches with traditional approaches | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter Three:Research design and methodology | 第25-34页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第25页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第26页 |
| 3.3.2 Tests | 第26-27页 |
| 3.4 Procedures | 第27-34页 |
| 3.4.1 Pre-test and Pre-questionnaire | 第27-28页 |
| 3.4.2 Treatment | 第28-33页 |
| 3.4.3 Post-test and post-questionnaire | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four:Data analysis and research findings | 第34-39页 |
| 4.1 Method of investigation | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.1 Subjects | 第34页 |
| 4.1.2 Questionnaire | 第34页 |
| 4.1.3 Data analysis | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 Critical analysis of the teachers' and students' responses to questionnaires | 第35-39页 |
| 4.2.1 Findings | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Five:Concluding Discussion,Limitations and Implications | 第39-43页 |
| 5.1 Conclusions | 第39-40页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Implications | 第40-41页 |
| 5.3 Recommendations for future research | 第41-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-46页 |
| APPENDIX A | 第46-48页 |
| APPENDIX B | 第48-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
