声明
Abstract
摘要
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research background
1.2 The current situation of grammar teaching and grammar learning in Vocational Colleges
1.3 Purpose and significance of the study
1.4 Layout of the thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Definition of grammar
2.2 Theoretical frameworks of grammatical competence
2.2.1 Grammatical competence in Hymes’ model
2.2.2 Grammatical competence in Canale and Swain’s model
2.2.3 Grammatical competence in Bachman and Palmer’s model
2.2.4 Grammatical competence in Larsen-Freeman’s model
2.3 Previous studies on grammatical competence
2.3.1 Previous studies abroad
2.3.2 Previous studies in China
Chapter 3 Methodology
3.1 Research questions
3.2 Participants
3.3 Instruments
3.3.1 Grammatical competence test
3.3.2 Questionnaire and the structured interview
3.4 Procedures of the study
3.4.1 Pilot study
3.4.2 Phase of the formal study
3.5 Scoring methods
3.6 Reliability of the instrument
3.7 Data collection
3.8 Data analysis
Chapter 4 Results and Discussions
4.1 The profile of grammatical competence acquired by the students
4.1.1 The students’ profile of grammatical competence
4.1.2 Discussion on the students’ grammatical competence
4.1.3 The items on grammatical competence test
4.2 Grammatical competence of higher proficient students and low proficient students
4.2.1 Comparison of the two groups’ grammatical competence
4.2.2 Grammatical competence of the two groups
4.2.3 Discussion on grammatical competence of higher proficient students and low proficient students
4.3 Results of students’ perceptions of grammatical competence
4.3.1 Quantitative findings:data emerging from the questionnaires
4.3.2 Qualitative findings:data emerging from the interviews
4.3.3 Students’ perceptions of grammatical competence
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major findings
5.2 Pedagogical Implications
5.3 Limitations and suggestions for future research
References
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix5
Acknowledgements
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