| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| ·The purposes of the research | 第8-9页 |
| ·The current situation of the oral English teaching | 第9-13页 |
| ·The significance of the research | 第13-15页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第15-40页 |
| ·Major approaches to oral English teaching | 第15-19页 |
| ·The direct method | 第15-16页 |
| ·The oral approach and situational language teaching | 第16-17页 |
| ·The audiolingual method | 第17页 |
| ·Audio-visual method | 第17-18页 |
| ·The cognitive approach | 第18页 |
| ·Communicative approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·Current studies of oral English teaching in China | 第19-27页 |
| ·Emphasis on pragmatic competence | 第19-20页 |
| ·Emphasis on thinking | 第20-21页 |
| ·Emphasis on oral development in the FL classroom setting | 第21-22页 |
| ·Emphasis on input and output | 第22-23页 |
| ·Emphasis on affective factors | 第23页 |
| ·Emphasis on learner’s strategic competence | 第23-24页 |
| ·Emphasis on approaches to oral English teaching | 第24-27页 |
| ·A tentative suggestion for a comprehensive approach in FL classroom setting | 第27-39页 |
| ·3Ps approach (PPP) | 第27-30页 |
| ·Task-based approach | 第30-34页 |
| ·Feasibility for a comprehensive approach | 第34-39页 |
| ·Research hypotheses | 第39-40页 |
| 3 Methodology | 第40-51页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40-41页 |
| ·Instruments | 第41-48页 |
| ·Data collection procedure | 第48-49页 |
| ·Collecting data through pre- and post- tests | 第48-49页 |
| ·Collecting data through questionnaire survey | 第49页 |
| ·Class observation | 第49页 |
| ·Data treatment | 第49-51页 |
| 4 Results and Discussions | 第51-71页 |
| ·Oral English tests | 第51-56页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第56-64页 |
| ·Class observation | 第64-65页 |
| ·Discussions | 第65-71页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第71-79页 |
| ·Implications | 第71-77页 |
| ·Using a balanced activities approach | 第71-73页 |
| ·Putting communicative factors into traditional oral English teaching | 第73-77页 |
| ·Arousing every student’s passion for learning | 第77页 |
| ·Limitations | 第77-78页 |
| ·Recommendations for future research | 第78-79页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第79-80页 |
| References | 第80-87页 |
| Appendix I Published papers during study of MA | 第87-88页 |
| Appendix II The Assessment Criteria of the CET-SET | 第88-90页 |
| Appendix III Questionnaire | 第90-92页 |
| Appendix IV Classroom Involvement Checklist | 第92页 |
