| Abstract in English | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第17-38页 |
| ·The notion of pragmatic development | 第18-28页 |
| ·Pragmatic component of communicative competence | 第18-20页 |
| ·A working definition of pragmatic competence | 第20-23页 |
| ·Studies on language learners' pragmatic development | 第23-28页 |
| ·The concept of interlanguage pragmatics | 第23-24页 |
| ·Studies on pragmatic failure in China | 第24-26页 |
| ·The current state of studies on pragmatic development | 第26-28页 |
| ·Studies on language learning motivation | 第28-36页 |
| ·Social educational model | 第29-30页 |
| ·Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation | 第30-33页 |
| ·Social constructivist model | 第33-34页 |
| ·Previous studies on language learning motivation in China | 第34-35页 |
| ·Motivational variables tested for the present study | 第35-36页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Two Theories of Second Language Pragmatic Development | 第38-50页 |
| ·The acculturation model | 第38-42页 |
| ·Cognitive processing | 第42-44页 |
| ·Interactional competence | 第44-46页 |
| ·Explaining pragmatic development under the influence of motivation | 第46-50页 |
| ·Influence on pragmatic awareness | 第47-49页 |
| ·Influence on learning process | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第50-58页 |
| ·Objectives | 第50-52页 |
| ·Subjects | 第52-53页 |
| ·Instruments | 第53-56页 |
| ·Pragmatic competence questionnaire | 第53-54页 |
| ·Motivation questionnaire | 第54-56页 |
| ·Procedures | 第56-58页 |
| ·Pilot study | 第56页 |
| ·Data collection | 第56-57页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第58-76页 |
| ·Graduates' pragmatic competence | 第58-63页 |
| ·Overview of the graduates' pragrnatie competence | 第58-59页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic competence | 第59-61页 |
| ·Correlation between pragmatic competence and language achievement | 第61-63页 |
| ·Graduates' motivation in learning English | 第63-69页 |
| ·Graduates' orientations in learning English | 第64-65页 |
| ·Graduates' attitudes toward pragmatic learning | 第65-66页 |
| ·Graduates' motivational strength in learning English | 第66-67页 |
| ·Correlations between orientations and attitude and motivational strength | 第67-69页 |
| ·The Relationship between graduates' attitude/motivation and pragmatic competence | 第69-76页 |
| ·Correlation between attitudes to pragmatic learning and pragmatic competence | 第70-71页 |
| ·Correlation between cultural motivation and pragmatic competence | 第71-72页 |
| ·Correlation between instrumental motivation and pragmatic competence | 第72-76页 |
| Chapter Five Pedagogical Implications | 第76-85页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第77-83页 |
| ·Helping students balance their objectives in English learning | 第77-78页 |
| ·Enhancing students' pragmatic awareness by explicit teaching | 第78-79页 |
| ·Encouraging language output to guarantee pragmatic development | 第79-81页 |
| ·Protecting students' pragmatic learning motivation | 第81-82页 |
| ·Making self-requirements to ensure effective pragmatic teaching | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations | 第83-85页 |
| Conclusion | 第85-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第88-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第96-98页 |
| References | 第98-105页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第105-106页 |
