| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| Ⅰ Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| 1．1 What Does Listening Comprehension Mean | 第8-9页 |
| 1．2 What is the Relevance Theory | 第9-10页 |
| 1．3 The Significance of This Study | 第10-11页 |
| Ⅱ Listening Comprehension: A Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| 2．1 Listening Comprehension: A Psycholinguistic Perspective | 第11-12页 |
| 2．2 Listening Comprehension: A Schema-theoretic Perspective | 第12-15页 |
| 2．3 Listening Comprehension: A Pragmatic Perspective | 第15-16页 |
| 2．4 Factors Affecting Listening Comprehension: A SLA Perspective | 第16-17页 |
| 2．5 Summary | 第17-18页 |
| Ⅲ Listening Comprehension: A Relevance-theoretic Perspective | 第18-28页 |
| 3．1 Relevance: A New Approach to Communication | 第18-19页 |
| 3．2 What to Listen for Understanding | 第19-22页 |
| 3．2．1 Listen to Understand the Speaker's Intention behind Ostension | 第20页 |
| 3．2．2 Listen to Understand What the Speaker Informs | 第20-21页 |
| 3．2．3 Listen to Understand What the Speaker Communicates | 第21-22页 |
| 3．3 Inferring to Understand: An RT Explanation of Listening | 第22-24页 |
| 3．4 Choosing a Context to Understand for Listening | 第24-26页 |
| 3．5 Optimal Relevance as the Ultimate Goal of Listening | 第26-28页 |
| Ⅳ Implication and Application in Teaching Listening to Chinese Learners of English | 第28-38页 |
| 4．1 Considering the Role of Listening in Our Teaching | 第28页 |
| 4．2 Listening to Communicate | 第28-29页 |
| 4．3 Identifying Problems | 第29-30页 |
| 4．4 Rethinking the Role of Teacher in the Listening Course | 第30-31页 |
| 4．5 Choosing Appropriate Materials | 第31-33页 |
| 4．6 Inferring the Speaker's Intention | 第33-35页 |
| 4．7 Developing a Context for Teaching News Listening Comprehension | 第35-38页 |
| Ⅴ Conclusion | 第38-39页 |
| Bibliography | 第39-40页 |
