| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·The Current Situation of Tense Teaching in High Schools | 第8-10页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-29页 |
| ·Tense | 第12-17页 |
| ·Different Views on the Definition of English Tense | 第12-14页 |
| ·Tense, Time and Aspect | 第14-15页 |
| ·Different Models of English Tense System | 第15-16页 |
| ·Temporality between English and Chinese | 第16-17页 |
| ·Error Analysis | 第17-23页 |
| ·A Brief Review of EA Theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Sources of Errors | 第18-21页 |
| ·Procedures for EA | 第21-22页 |
| ·Strengths and Weaknesses of EA | 第22-23页 |
| ·Interlanguage Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Characteristics of IL | 第23-24页 |
| ·Developmental Stages of IL | 第24页 |
| ·Role of the Mother Tongue and Language Transfer | 第24-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies of English Tenses at Home and Abroad | 第25-29页 |
| ·Studies of English Tenses Abroad | 第25-26页 |
| ·Studies of EA in English Tenses at Home | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第29-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第29页 |
| ·Subjects of the Study | 第29页 |
| ·Methods and Instruments | 第29-30页 |
| ·Procedures for the Study | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Analyses | 第31-49页 |
| ·A General Description of Tense Errors in the Tense Test | 第31-34页 |
| ·Distributions of Tense Errors in the Chinese-English Translation Test | 第34-38页 |
| ·Analysis of Different Sources of Tense Errors | 第38-47页 |
| ·Interlingual Errors:L1 Interference | 第38-41页 |
| ·Intralingual Errors:Target Language Causes | 第41-45页 |
| ·Other Causes of Errors | 第45-47页 |
| ·Findings about the Corresponding Interview | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Pedagogical Suggestion | 第49-51页 |
| ·Minimizing the Negative Influence of Chinese Temporality | 第49-50页 |
| ·Raising Students' Awareness and Sensitivity of Tense | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第51页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Appendices | 第57-62页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63-64页 |
