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 Chapter Four Willis' TBLT Framework Chapter Five Experimental Design and Methodology Chapter Six Results and Findings Chapter Seven Conclusion Bibliography Appendix