| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-35页 |
| ·Thematic Structure | 第18-19页 |
| ·Types of Theme | 第19-24页 |
| ·Simple Theme | 第20-21页 |
| ·Multiple Theme | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Theme from the Perspective of Markedness | 第22-24页 |
| ·Thematic Progression | 第24-35页 |
| ·Danes’ Thematic Progression Patterns | 第25-28页 |
| ·Zhu Yongsheng’s Thematic Progression Patterns | 第28-30页 |
| ·Huang Guowen’s Thematic Progression Patterns | 第30-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第35-55页 |
| ·Questions for the Research | 第35页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第35-37页 |
| ·Research Method and Procedure | 第37-38页 |
| ·Analysis of Two Samples | 第38-55页 |
| ·One Sample Analysis in Group NNS | 第38-46页 |
| ·One Sample Analysis in Group NS | 第46-55页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第55-64页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Different Themes | 第55-56页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Different Thematic Progression Patterns | 第56-58页 |
| ·Similarities in Thematic Progression Patterns betweenGroup NNS and Group NS | 第58-60页 |
| ·The Parallel Thematic Progression Pattern | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Continuous Thematic Progression Pattern | 第59页 |
| ·The Concentrated Thematic Progression Pattern | 第59-60页 |
| ·Different Distributions of Thematic Progression betweenGroup NNS and Group NS | 第60-61页 |
| ·Possible Reasons for the Differences | 第61-62页 |
| ·Suggestions on Strategies | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第65页 |
| ·Methodological Implications | 第65-66页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第66页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Recommendation for the Future Study | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-71页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第71-72页 |
| 作者简介 | 第72页 |
