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Acknowledgements |
7-8 |
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Abstract(English) |
8-9 |
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Abstract(Chinese) |
9-10 |
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Chapter One Introduction |
10-15 |
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1.1 Introduction to the study |
10 |
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1.2 Statement of the problem |
10-12 |
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1.2.1 Present English teaching situation in vocational schools |
10-11 |
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1.2.2 Present English teaching situation in sports schools |
11-12 |
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1.2.3 Students' cultural backgrounds in sports schools |
12 |
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1.3 Aims of the study |
12-13 |
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1.4 Significance of the study |
13-14 |
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1.5 Summary |
14-15 |
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Chapter Two Literature Review |
15-29 |
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2.1 Introduction |
15 |
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2.2 Defining the terms |
15-18 |
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2.3 Oral communicative competence |
18-24 |
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2.3.1 Views on oral communication |
18-20 |
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2.3.2 Ingredients of communication |
20-22 |
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2.3.3 Competence |
22-24 |
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2.4 Students' motivation and successful oral communication |
24-27 |
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2.5 Summary |
27-29 |
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Chapter Three Methodology |
29-35 |
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3.1 Introduction |
29 |
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3.2 About the researcher |
29 |
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3.3 Hypothesis |
29-30 |
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3.4 Research design |
30-32 |
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3.4.1 Subject selection |
30 |
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3.4.2 Experiment design and its procedures |
30-32 |
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3.4.2.1 Preparation for the experiment |
31 |
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3.4.2.2 Steps for the experiment |
31-32 |
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3.5 Data collection and analysis |
32-33 |
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3.5.1 Interviews |
32 |
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3.5.2 Surveys and questionnaires |
32-33 |
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3.6 The validity of the research |
33 |
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3.7 Limitations |
33-34 |
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3.8 Summary |
34-35 |
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Chapter Four Results and Discussion |
35-62 |
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4.1 Introduction |
35 |
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4.2 Results of the quantitative research |
35-37 |
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4.2.1 Comparison of English achievement before and after a one-term's experiment |
35-37 |
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4.2.2 Classroom observations for students' participation |
37 |
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4.3 Results of the qualitative research |
37-49 |
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4.3.1 Interviews |
38-44 |
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4.3.1.1 Individual interviews |
38-41 |
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4.3.1.2 Group interviews |
41-43 |
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4.3.1.3 Summary of the interviews |
43-44 |
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4.3.2 The questionnaires |
44-49 |
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4.3.2.1 Students' attitudes towards English teaching and learning |
44-46 |
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4.3.2.2 Students' attitudes towards oral communicative approach |
46-48 |
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4.3.2.3 Summary of questionnaires |
48-49 |
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4.4 Discussions of the study |
49-61 |
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4.4.1 Findings |
49-51 |
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4.4.2 Teachers' role in developing students' oral communicative competence |
51-55 |
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4.4.3 Ways of developing students' oral communicative competence |
55-61 |
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4.5 Summary |
61-62 |
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Chapter Five Conclusion |
62-65 |
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5.1 Introduction |
62 |
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5.2 Pedagogical implications |
62-63 |
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5.3 Suggestions for future research |
63-64 |
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5.4 Summary |
64-65 |
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References |
65-70 |
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Appendices |
70-84 |
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Appendix 1 |
70-71 |
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Appendix 2 |
71-72 |
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Appendix 3 |
72-76 |
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Appendix 4 |
76-79 |
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Appendix 5 |
79-80 |
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Appendix 6 |
80-81 |
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Appendix 7 |
81-82 |
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Appendix 8 |
82-83 |
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Appendix 9 |
83-84 |
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Appendix 10 |
84 |
