| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-14页 |
| LISTS OF TABLES | 第14-15页 |
| LISTS OF FIGURES | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-20页 |
| ·Motivation of the study | 第16-18页 |
| ·Need for the Study | 第18页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-42页 |
| ·Definition of the Key Terms | 第20-21页 |
| ·English Approximants | 第20-21页 |
| ·Production and Perception of L2 Phonology | 第21页 |
| ·Phonetic Characteristics of English and Chinese Approximants | 第21-32页 |
| ·Phonetic features of English Approximants | 第22-27页 |
| ·Lateral /l/ | 第22-23页 |
| ·Post alveolar /r/ | 第23-24页 |
| ·Labial-velar approximant /＿/ | 第24-26页 |
| ·Unrounded palatal approximant /□ / | 第26-27页 |
| ·Phonetic features of Chinese Approximants | 第27-31页 |
| ·Chinese /l/ | 第27-28页 |
| ·Chinese /r/ | 第28-29页 |
| ·Chinese /w/ | 第29-30页 |
| ·Chinese /y/ | 第30-31页 |
| ·Comparison of English /l, r, w, j/ and Chinese /l/, /r/, /w/and/y/ | 第31-32页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第32-37页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis | 第32-33页 |
| ·Interlanguage Phonology and Language Transfer | 第33-34页 |
| ·Speech Learning Model | 第34-35页 |
| ·Perceptual Assimilation Model | 第35-36页 |
| ·Motor Theory and Direct Realist Model | 第36-37页 |
| ·Empirical Studies | 第37-42页 |
| ·Perception and production of English approximants by EFL learners | 第37-40页 |
| ·Acquisition of English approximants by Chinese EFL learners | 第40页 |
| ·Focus of the present study | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第42-46页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第42页 |
| ·Research design | 第42-44页 |
| ·Subjects | 第42页 |
| ·Treatments | 第42-44页 |
| ·Stimulus materials for perception | 第42-44页 |
| ·Stimulus materials for production | 第44页 |
| ·Data Collection & Data Analysis | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第46-69页 |
| ·Overall Perceptual Acquisition rate of English Approximants | 第46-48页 |
| ·Overall Productive acquisition rate of English approximants | 第48-51页 |
| ·Most and Least Acquired English approximants | 第51-62页 |
| ·Most and Least perceived English approximants | 第51-55页 |
| ·Most and Least Produced English Approximants | 第55-62页 |
| ·Correlation between Perception and Production | 第62-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第69-75页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第69-71页 |
| ·Implications | 第71-74页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第71-73页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第73-74页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitatons of the present study | 第74页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第74-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
