| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第11-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第12页 |
| ·Rationale for the Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Key Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Contents of the Remaining Chapters | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERFACTURE | 第15-24页 |
| ·Overview | 第15页 |
| ·Language Form vs. Language Meaning | 第15-17页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis for LA Sentences | 第17-21页 |
| ·Difference in Using Inanimate Subjects | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognitive Prominence | 第18-19页 |
| ·Chinese and Western Thought Pattern | 第19-21页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Form-focused and Meaning-focused instruction | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-24页 |
| CHAPTER THREE QUANTITATIVE STUDY | 第24-30页 |
| ·Research Hypothesis | 第24页 |
| ·Operationalization of Variables Investigation | 第24页 |
| ·Research Hypothesis | 第24页 |
| ·Research Design | 第24-27页 |
| ·Investigative Approach | 第24-25页 |
| ·Participants | 第25页 |
| ·Instruments | 第25-26页 |
| ·Procedures | 第26-27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27-28页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第28-29页 |
| ·Discussion | 第29-30页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR QUALITATIVE STUDY | 第30-45页 |
| ·Justification for Further Qualitative Study | 第30页 |
| ·Interview on Previous Study | 第30-32页 |
| ·Collected Information | 第30-31页 |
| ·Discussion | 第31-32页 |
| ·Interview on three Discourses | 第32-44页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第32-34页 |
| ·Another Interview | 第34-44页 |
| ·Writing Materials Used in Interview | 第34-35页 |
| ·Interviewees | 第35-36页 |
| ·Questions Asked in Interview | 第36页 |
| ·Assessment of three Writing Pieces | 第36-39页 |
| ·Discussion | 第39-44页 |
| ·Discussion on Advanced L2 Learners' Assessment | 第39-41页 |
| ·Comparison with Native Speakers' Assessment | 第41-44页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses Overthrown | 第44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE EXPLANATIONS FOR CURRENT STUDY | 第45-52页 |
| ·Summary of Major Findings | 第45页 |
| ·Explanations | 第45-52页 |
| ·Implicitness and Explicitness of L2 Learners' Learning Environment | 第45-49页 |
| ·Lack of Feel- L2 Learners' Failure at the Interface between Form and Meaning | 第49-52页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE STUDY | 第52-56页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第52-53页 |
| ·Implications for Foreign Language Pedagogy | 第53-55页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第55-56页 |
| REFERENCES | 第56-61页 |
| APPENDIX A Sentence Building Task for L2 Learners | 第61-67页 |
| APPENDIX B Judgment Task for L2 Learners | 第67-68页 |
| APPENDIX C Sentence Building Task for Native Speakers | 第68-73页 |
