Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is an effective approach to teaching foreign languages due to its essence of student engagement and communicative competence.In the realm of educational psychology，researchers have identified many teaching strategies that can have positive effects on students motivation and engagement.Brett D.Jones summarized these strategies and created the MUSIC model of Academic Motivation.MUSIC is an acronym for strategies related to eMpowerment，Usefulness，Success，Interest and Caring.The purpose of this research was to examine the effectiveness of CLT class incorporating the MUSIC model strategies in a university in China.A selfreport survey was used to collect information on studentscourse perceptions and their engagement in the college English class. The results indicated that students in CLT classes perceived more control in the class，found the course to be more useful，were more interested，and perceived more sense of caring from their teacher.Also，students in CLT classes put forth more effort and then achieved more in the English course.In addition，the results revealed that students course perceptions predicted their engagement.These findings suggest that the MUSIC model and the MUSIC model inventory are ideal tools for Chinese college English teachers  instructional design.

Acknowledgements
   Chapter 1Introduction
   11English Language Learning in China
   12The Need of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
   
   13CLT
   14The MUSIC Model of Motivation and Student Engagement
   
   15The Connection among CLT，the MUSIC Model，and Student Engagement
   16Purpose and Research Questions
   17Outline of the Dissertation
   Chapter 2Literature Review
   21The Rationale
   22Method
   23The CLT Approach
   24The MUSIC Model
   25The Relationships between CLT and the MUSIC Model
   
   26The Purpose of this Research
   27CLT and Student Engagement
   28Motivation Research in Second/Foreign Language Learning
   
   29The MUSIC Model and Student Engagement
   210Evidence That the MUSIC Components Lead to Engagement
   
   211Conclusion
   Chapter 3Methodology
   31Purpose and Research Questions
   32The Site of the Study
   33Participants
   34Procedure
   35Instruments
   36Implementation Fidelity
   37Analysis
   Chapter 4Results
   41Data Screening
   42Internal Consistency
   43Research Question 1a
   44Research Question 1b
   45Research Question 1c
   46Research Question 2
   47Research Question 2a
   48Research Question 2b
   49Research Question 2c
   Chapter 5Discussion and Conclusion
   51Research Question 1a
   52Research Question 1b
   53Research Question 1c
   54Research Question 2a
   55Research Question 2b
   56Research Question 2c
   57Limitations
   58Conclusion
   References
   Appendix ATeacher Script
   Appendix BOriginal Student Survey
   Appendix CChinese Version Student Survey
   Appendix DInstitutional Review Board Approval Letter