| Abstract (In Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (In English) | 第6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-29页 |
| 2.1 Studies of Musical Aptitude | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Studies of English Phonology | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3 Studies of Relation between Language and Music | 第18-26页 |
| 2.3.1 The Origin of Language and Music | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3.2 Similarities between Language and Music | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3.3 Cerebral Processing Mechanism of Language and Music | 第23-26页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies on the Relationship between Musical Aptitude and SecondLanguage Phonological Skills | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第29-48页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第30-37页 |
| 3.3.1 Musical Aptitude Tests | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.2 Musical Experiences Questionnaire | 第31页 |
| 3.3.3 Receptive English Phonological Skills Tests | 第31-35页 |
| 3.3.3.1 Receptive Segmental Phonemes Skills Tests | 第32页 |
| 3.3.3.2 Receptive Suprasegmental Phonemes Skills Tests | 第32-35页 |
| 3.3.4 Productive English Phonological Skills Tests | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3.4.1 Productive Segmental Phonemes Skills Tests | 第35页 |
| 3.3.4.2 Productive Suprasegmental Phonemes Skills Tests | 第35-37页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第37-42页 |
| 3.4.1 Experiment Procedure | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4.2 Marking Criterion of Tests | 第38-42页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第42-48页 |
| 3.5.1 Item Analysis | 第42-44页 |
| 3.5.2 Reliability Analysis | 第44-45页 |
| 3.5.3 Validity Analysis | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第48-57页 |
| 4.1 Correlation between Musical Aptitude and Receptive English PhonologicalSkills | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2 Correlation between Musical Aptitude and Productive English PhonologicalSkills | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3 Reasons for Explaining the Results | 第53-54页 |
| 4.4 Correlations between Musical Experiences and Musical Aptitude | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第58页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
| Appendixes | 第63-73页 |
| Appendix 1: Musical Experiences Questionnaire | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix 2: Receptive English phonological skills tests | 第64-67页 |
| Appendix 3: Productive English Phonological Skills Tests | 第67-69页 |
| Appendix 4: The Results of Inter-rater Reliability Analysis | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix 5: Independent Samples Test of Musical Experiences Questionnaire | 第70-71页 |
| Appendix 6: The Results of Factor Analysis of Receptive English PhonologicalSkills Tests | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix 7: The Results of Factor Analysis of Productive English PhonologicalSkills Tests | 第72-73页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文及其它成果 | 第73-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74页 |
