声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Acronyms
List of Tables
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Research
1.1.1 Origin of the research
1.1.2 Significance of the research
1.2 Purpose of the Research
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Basic Concepts about Lexical Chunks
2.1.1 Definitions of lexical chunks
2.1.2 Classifications of lexical chunks
2.1.3 Functions of lexical chunks
2.1.4 Lexical approach and theoretical basis
2.2 Review of Previous Empirical Researches
2.2.1 Empirical research abroad
2.2.2 Empirical research in China
Chapter Three RESEARCH DESIGN
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Subjects
3.3 Instruments
3.3.1 Questionnaire survey
3.3.3 Post-test
3.3.4 Interview
3.4 Teaching Experiment
3.4.1 Teaching plan for the control class
3.4.2 Teaching plan for the experimental class
Chapter Four RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Statistics and Analysis of the Questionnaire Survey
4.2 Statistical Results and Analysis of the Two Tests
4.2.1 Horizontal comparison of achievements of the two tests
4.2.2 Vertical comparison of achievements of the two classes
4.2.3 Correlation between lexical approach and discrete language skills
4.2.4 Summary
4.3 Analysis of the Interview
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Pedagogical Implications
5.3 Limitations of the Research
References
Acknowledgements
Appendix