| Acknowledgments | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| ·Language Transfer:Definitions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Three Phases of Studies on Language Transfer | 第13-21页 |
| ·The Behaviorist View and Contrastive Studies(1950s-1960s) | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Mentalist View and Interlanguage(late 1960s-1970s) | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Cognitive Framework(late 1970s-1980s) | 第18-20页 |
| ·Language Transfer Studies:A Reflective Discussion | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies of Transfer at Home | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Two Positive Transfer---A Neglected Issue | 第24-31页 |
| ·Criticisms to the Traditional View | 第24-25页 |
| ·Theoretical Perspectives on MT's Positive Transfer | 第25-29页 |
| ·Linguistic Universals | 第25-27页 |
| ·Connectism | 第27-28页 |
| ·Common Underlying Proficiency Hypothesis | 第28-29页 |
| ·MT as Strategies in SLA | 第29-31页 |
| ·New Perspectives on"Interference" | 第29-30页 |
| ·Comprehensible Input | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three Positive Transfer of Chinese as MT | 第31-43页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Similarities within the Content Schema | 第32-33页 |
| ·Similarities within the Linguistic Schema | 第33-43页 |
| ·Phonological Level | 第34-35页 |
| ·Semantic Level | 第35-36页 |
| ·Syntactical Level | 第36-40页 |
| ·Pragmatic Level | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four An Empirical Study of Positive Transfer | 第43-54页 |
| ·Correlation of Proficiency in Chinese and English | 第43-45页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第43页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第43-45页 |
| ·Learners'Views on the Roles of MT in SLA | 第45-54页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第45-46页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第46-52页 |
| ·Interviews | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Positive Transfer in College English Classes:Pedagogical Implications | 第54-61页 |
| ·Characteristics of College English Teaching | 第54页 |
| ·Use of Chinese in College English Teaching | 第54-57页 |
| ·Learners'Awareness of Cross-linguistic Similarities and Perceived Distance | 第57-58页 |
| ·Balance of Chinese and English Cultures in Students'Cultural Cultivation | 第58-59页 |
| ·Teachers'Approach to Developmental Errors | 第59-61页 |
| Conclusions | 第61-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Participants'Chinese and English Proficiency in 2008 College-entrance Exam | 第68-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ A Correlation Study of Chinese and English Achievements in 2008 College-entrance Exam | 第72-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ A Questionnaire | 第78-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Transcriptions of Interview Data | 第80-85页 |
