| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1: Introduction of the Dissertation | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 2: Literature Review | 第10-22页 |
| ·Pragmatic competence | 第10-11页 |
| ·Linguistic competence and communicative competence | 第10-11页 |
| ·Pragmatic competence | 第11页 |
| ·Language transfer | 第11-19页 |
| ·The definition of language transfer | 第12-13页 |
| ·Transfer as a controversy in language teaching | 第13页 |
| ·Contrastive analysis | 第13-17页 |
| ·Interlanguage | 第17-18页 |
| ·The relations between pragmatic competence and language transfer | 第18-19页 |
| ·Recent researches on the importance of native language in foreign language learning | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 3: The Current Situation of Using Mother Tongue in Rural High School English Teaching | 第22-27页 |
| ·Object | 第22页 |
| ·Procedure | 第22页 |
| ·Subject | 第22-23页 |
| ·The result of investigation | 第23-25页 |
| ·Describe and discuss | 第25-26页 |
| ·The analysis of result | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 4: The Analysis of Using Mother Tongue in Rural High School English Teaching | 第27-37页 |
| ·In theory, the inevitableness of using mother tongue in high school English teaching and learning | 第27-32页 |
| ·The distinctions between native language acquisition and foreign language learning | 第27-30页 |
| ·The distinctions between second language learning and foreign language learning | 第30-31页 |
| ·The current situation of English learning in rural high schools | 第31页 |
| ·The nature of the foreign language learning | 第31-32页 |
| ·In practice, the unreality of abandoning mother tongue in rural high school English teaching | 第32-37页 |
| ·The aim and motivation of learning English | 第33页 |
| ·Limited contact hours | 第33页 |
| ·Learners' attitudes to mother tongue | 第33-34页 |
| ·Teaching materials | 第34页 |
| ·Teachers' professional level | 第34-35页 |
| ·Students' participation | 第35页 |
| ·Test and assessment | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 5: The proper Use of Mother Tongue in Rural High School English Teaching | 第37-41页 |
| ·Using Chinese in the English class when necessary | 第37页 |
| ·More tolerant towards students' interlanguage | 第37-38页 |
| ·The teaching of culture | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 6: Conclusion | 第41-42页 |
| Bibliography | 第42-43页 |
