| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第10-13页 |
| ·Aims of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第14-28页 |
| ·Recitation | 第14-19页 |
| ·The concepts of recitation | 第14-15页 |
| ·Distinction between reciting and retelling, reciting and rote-learning | 第15-16页 |
| ·Recitation in traditional language teaching: in China | 第16页 |
| ·Recitation in other parts of the world | 第16-17页 |
| ·Recitation in different language teaching approaches | 第17-19页 |
| ·Recitation and comprehensible input | 第19-21页 |
| ·Brief review of comprehensible input | 第19页 |
| ·Relationshipbetween recitation and comprehensible input | 第19-20页 |
| ·Comprehensible input and writing output | 第20-21页 |
| ·Recitation and language chunks | 第21-24页 |
| ·Research on language chunks | 第21-23页 |
| ·The importance of learning chunks | 第23-24页 |
| ·Using chunks in writing | 第24页 |
| ·Recitation and memory | 第24-26页 |
| ·Recitation and skill acquisition | 第26-27页 |
| ·Recitation and Behaviorism | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter III Experiment | 第28-33页 |
| ·Motivation of recitation practice | 第28-30页 |
| ·Experiment hypothesis | 第30页 |
| ·Experiment Subjects | 第30页 |
| ·Experiment materials | 第30-31页 |
| ·Experiment instruments | 第31-32页 |
| ·Two proficiency tests | 第31页 |
| ·Interview | 第31-32页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第32页 |
| ·Scoring means | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter IV Discussion and Results Analysis | 第33-53页 |
| ·Analysis of the pre-test results | 第33-34页 |
| ·Analysis of the post-test results | 第34-35页 |
| ·Analysis of the post-test compositions | 第35-38页 |
| ·Analysis of the interview | 第38-43页 |
| ·Advantages of recitation | 第43-50页 |
| ·An effective aid to improve the quality of input | 第43-44页 |
| ·The building up of learners' language competence in writing and speaking by developing their language sense | 第44-46页 |
| ·The promoting of students' FL fluency and accuracy in speaking and writing | 第46-48页 |
| ·The arousal of students' enthusiasm in learning’ a foreign language | 第48-50页 |
| ·Pedagogical suggestions | 第50-53页 |
| ·Some main factors affecting recitation | 第50-51页 |
| ·How to give advice on recitation | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第53-57页 |
| ·Major findings | 第53页 |
| ·Implications | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implications on attitude | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implications on the focus of writing teaching and learning | 第54页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-62页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第62-63页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第64-66页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第66页 |
