| ABSTRACT | 第3-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第12页 |
| 1.3 Outline of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review on GP Sentence Comprehension | 第14-22页 |
| 2.1 What is GP in English and Chinese Language | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Garden Path(GP)Sentence Comprehension | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter Three Individual Differences Affecting GPComprehension | 第22-38页 |
| 3.1 Foreign Language Aptitude and GP Sentence Comprehension | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2 Working Memory and GP Sentence Comprehension | 第24-33页 |
| 3.3 The Contrast between L1&L2 GP Sentence Comprehension | 第33页 |
| 3.4 Instructional Treatment | 第33-36页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第38-54页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第38页 |
| 4.2 Research Design for the Quantitative Research | 第38-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Subjects | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.2 Instruments | 第39-43页 |
| 4.2.3 Administering the Tests | 第43-48页 |
| 4.3 Research Design for the Qualitative Research | 第48-52页 |
| 4.3.1 Data Collection:Retrospective Report,Class Observation and On-time interview | 第50-52页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第54-76页 |
| 5.1 The Interrelationships among FLA,WMC and the Comprehension of GP Sentences in English & Chinese(Pre-Test) | 第54-63页 |
| 5.1.1 The Effect of FLA on the Comprehension of GP Sentences in Chinese | 第54-55页 |
| 5.1.2 The Effect of FLA on the Comprehension of GP Sentences in English | 第55-56页 |
| 5.1.3 The Effect of WMC on the Comprehension of GP Sentences in English | 第56-57页 |
| 5.1.4 The Effect of WMC on the Comprehension of GP Sentences in Chinese | 第57-58页 |
| 5.1.5 Comparison of Comprehension of GP Sentences in English between Pretest and Posttest | 第58-60页 |
| 5.1.6 Comparison of Comprehension of Chinese GP Sentences in Chinese between Pretest and Posttest | 第60-63页 |
| 5.2 The Interrelationships among FLA,WMC and the Comprehension of GP Sentences in English & Chinese(Posttest) | 第63-65页 |
| 5.2.1 The Effect of FLA on the Comprehension of GP Sentences in English | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2.2 The Effect of WMC on the Comprehension of GP Sentences in Chinese | 第64-65页 |
| 5.3 A Model of the Relationships among FLA,WMC and the Comprehension of GP Sentences in English | 第65-68页 |
| 5.4 Findings from Retrospective Reports from Cases and Class Observation | 第68-76页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion and Suggestions | 第76-82页 |
| 6.1 Summary of the Study | 第76-78页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第78-79页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第79-80页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Future Study | 第80-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-90页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第90-92页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第92页 |
