Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviation Index
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background Introduction
1.2 College English Curriculum Requirements and TBLT
1.3 Conditions Necessary for Language Learning and Acquisition
1.4 Current Teaching Approaches
1.5 The Disadvantages of Traditional Teacher-centered Approach
1.6 Why TBLT can Facilitate Target Language Acquisition
1.7 The Limitations of Current TBLT Researches
1.8 The Innovations and Meanings of This Research
1.9 The Objectives of This Research
1.10 The Perspective of This Research
1.11 Research Methods
1.12 The Structure of the Research
1.13 Summary
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definitions of a Task
2.3 Motivation
2.4 Strategies to Motivate Students
2.5 Listening
2.6 Three Stages of Listening Comprehension
2.7 Roles of Both Teachers and Learners
2.8 Task-based Language Teaching
2.9 Four Other TBLT Frameworks
2.10 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations for TBLT
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Theoretical Foundations for TBLT
3.3 Cooperative Learning and Students' Anxiety
3.4 The Monitor Hypothesis and TBLT
3.5 Summary
Chapter Four Willis' TBLT Framework
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Wilis' Conditions for Language Learning
4.3 Tasks in Willis' TBLT Framework
4.4 Jane Willis' TBLT Framework
4.5 Comments on Willis' Framework
4.6 Willis'Framework and Four Others
4.7 Summary
Chapter Five Experimental Design and Methodology
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Participants
5.3 Measurements
5.4 Task Performance
5.5 The Shortcomings of Wilis' Framework
5.6 Research Design and Treatment
5.7 Procedure and Data Analysis
5.8 Revised Jane Willis' TBLT Framework
5.9 How to Give Instructions
5.10 An Example of Application of the Revised Jane Willi' TBLT Framework
5.11 The Evaluation for the Revised Jean Willis' Framework
5.12 Limitations of the Research
5.13 Summary
Chapter Six Results and Findings
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Results
6.3 Summary
Chapter Seven Conclusion
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Conclusions and Interpretations
7.3 The Progressiveness and Limitations of TBLT
7.4 Implications from the Revised Willis'TBLT Framework
7.5 Recommendations for Further Researches
7.6 Summary
Bibliography
Appendix
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Appendix Ⅱ
Appendix Ⅲ
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