| Acknowledgments | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract in English | 第9-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第18-23页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第20-21页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第23-43页 |
| 2.1 Previous Research on Listening Comprehension Process | 第23-38页 |
| 2.1.1 Research on Listening Comprehension Process Abroad | 第23-32页 |
| 2.1.2 Research on Listening Comprehension Process at Home | 第32-38页 |
| 2.2 Neurocognitive Linguistics and Language Comprehension | 第38-41页 |
| 2.2.1 Research on Neurocognitive Linguistics and Language ComprehensionAbroad | 第38-40页 |
| 2.2.2 Research on Neurocognitive Linguistics and Language Comprehensionat Home | 第40-41页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第43-59页 |
| 3.1 Listening Comprehension | 第43-49页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Listening Comprehension | 第43-44页 |
| 3.1.2 Features of Listening Comprehension | 第44-46页 |
| 3.1.3 Different Layers of Listening Comprehension | 第46-49页 |
| 3.2 Language and Brain | 第49-53页 |
| 3.2.1 Operation Mechanism from Auditory Input to Speech Output | 第50-51页 |
| 3.2.2 Brain Mechanism of Information Processing | 第51-53页 |
| 3.3 Relational Network Model | 第53-58页 |
| 3.3.1 Basic Concept and Components of Relational Network | 第53-56页 |
| 3.3.2 Functions of Relational Network | 第56-58页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第59-67页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2 Research Subjects | 第60页 |
| 4.3 Research Instruments | 第60-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Listening Tests | 第60-62页 |
| 4.3.2 SPSS 22.0 | 第62页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第62-65页 |
| 4.4.1 Implementation of Listening Tests | 第63-64页 |
| 4.4.2 Observations of Listening Practice | 第64-65页 |
| 4.5 Data Collection and Analysis | 第65-66页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第67-91页 |
| 5.1 Results of Listening Tests | 第67-77页 |
| 5.1.1 Results of Bivariate Correlation Analysis | 第67-71页 |
| 5.1.2 Results of Partial Correlation Analysis | 第71-73页 |
| 5.1.3 Results of Path Analysis | 第73-76页 |
| 5.1.4 Results of Paired Samples Test | 第76-77页 |
| 5.2 Results of Observations of Listening Training | 第77-81页 |
| 5.2.1 Participants' Description of Difficulties in Listening | 第78-79页 |
| 5.2.2 Autonomous Listening Training | 第79-81页 |
| 5.3 Discussion | 第81-89页 |
| 5.3.1 Direct Impact of Word Recognition on Sentence Comprehension and TextComprehension | 第81-83页 |
| 5.3.2 Direct Impact of Sentence Comprehension on Text Comprehension | 第83-84页 |
| 5.3.3 Indirect Impact of Word Recognition on Text Comprehension | 第84-85页 |
| 5.3.4 Fundamental Obstacle of Listening Comprehension | 第85-86页 |
| 5.3.5 Neural Representation of Listening Comprehension Conversion | 第86-87页 |
| 5.3.6 Efficient Devices to Check Learners' Listening Comprehension | 第87-89页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第89-91页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第91-96页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第91-93页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第93-94页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第94-96页 |
| Bibliography | 第96-102页 |
| Appendix I Replacement Test | 第102-106页 |
| Appendix II Listening Test 1 | 第106-108页 |
| Appendix III Listening Test 2 | 第108-110页 |
| Appendix N Listening Test 3 | 第110-112页 |
| Appendix V Listening Test 4 | 第112-114页 |
| Appendix VI Listening Test 5 | 第114-116页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第116页 |
