| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-27页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第8-10页 |
| ·Definition and Identification of Prefabricated Language | 第10-16页 |
| ·Definition of PL | 第10-13页 |
| ·Identification of PL | 第13-16页 |
| ·Revised Definition and Criteria | 第16-19页 |
| ·Revised Definition | 第17页 |
| ·New Identification Method | 第17-19页 |
| ·Theories of Language Acquisition through PL | 第19-23页 |
| ·Theory by Hatch13 | 第20页 |
| ·Item-Learning and System-Learning | 第20-22页 |
| ·Sequence Learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary of Theories | 第23页 |
| ·Models of Language Acquisition through PL | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Two Existing Problems in the Studies of Prefabricated Language | 第27-40页 |
| ·Criticism of the Role of PL in the Acquisition Process | 第27-30页 |
| ·PL is not Relative to Creative Language | 第28页 |
| ·PL Use is Temporary | 第28-29页 |
| ·Internal/Preprogrammed Process | 第29-30页 |
| ·Problems in a Discussion of PL and Creative Language | 第30-34页 |
| ·PL as a Transition to Creative Language | 第31-32页 |
| ·PL as an Origin of Creative Language | 第32-33页 |
| ·Continuum from PL to Creative Language | 第33-34页 |
| ·Myth of the Frequency of PL Use | 第34-38页 |
| ·Cross-Cultural Studies | 第35-36页 |
| ·Situation Difference in the Use of PL | 第36-37页 |
| ·Individual Difference in the Use of PL | 第37-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Experimental Design and Data Analysis | 第40-56页 |
| ·Experimental Hypothesis | 第40页 |
| ·Quantitative Study | 第40-47页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40-41页 |
| ·Reason to Select These Subjects | 第41-42页 |
| ·Procedure35 | 第42页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第42-47页 |
| ·Qualitative Study | 第47-56页 |
| ·Subjects | 第47-48页 |
| ·Procedure | 第48页 |
| ·Vocabulary Category | 第48-51页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Four Results | 第56-60页 |
| ·Result 1 | 第56-57页 |
| ·Result 2 | 第57页 |
| ·Result 3 | 第57-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-65页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第60-63页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第64页 |
| ·Further Research | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix 问卷调查 | 第69页 |
