声明
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
CONTENTS
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Aim and Significance
1.3 Layout of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Oral Fluency
2.1.1 Definition
2.1.2 Theoretical Foundation of Oral Fluency
2.1.3 Influential Factor
2.1.4 Related Empirical Research at home and abroad
2.2 Memetics
2.2.1 Definition and Origin of Memetics
2.2.2 Characteristics of Successful Memes
2.2.3 Duplication and Transmission of Language Memes
2.2.4 Applications on Memetics
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three Memetics and Oral Fluency of Speaking of TOEFL-ibt
3.1 Speaking of TOEFL-ibt
3.1.1 Procedure of Speaking of TOEFL-ibt
3.1.2 Rubrics of Speaking of TOEFL-ibt
3.2 Phases of Memetic delivery and Phases of development of oral fluency
3.2.1 Assimilation and Awareness
3.2.2 Retention and Practice
3.2.3 Expression and Speech Production
3.2.4 Transmission and Indices Variation
3.3 Memetic Genotype and Phenotype in Speaking of TOEFL-ibt
3.4 Summary
Chapter Four Design of an Empirical Study
4.1 Hypotheses
4.2 Experimental Subjects
4.3 Experimental Instruments
4.3.1 Interviews
4.3.2 Standard for Marking
4.3.3 Experimental Materials
4.4 Research Procedure
4.4.1 Pre-experimental Interview
4.4.2 Pre-experimental Speaking Test of TOEFL-ibt
4.4.3 Experimental Process
4.4.4 Post-experimental Interview
4.4.5 Post-experimental Speaking Test of TOEFL-ibt
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 Data Collection
5.2 Data Analysis
5.2.1 Analysis on memetics and oral fluency
5.2.2 Analysis on Cultural Transmission and Oral Fluency
5.3 Discussion of the findings
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major Results
6.2 Limitations and Implications
REFERENCES
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Appendix Ⅰ Sample Questions of Speaking of TOEFL-ibt
Appendix Ⅱ Questions of Interviews
Appendix Ⅲ Average Scores of Each Indices