| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to the thesis | 第11页 |
| 1.2 Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Significanoe and Aims of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-35页 |
| 2.1 Zero Article | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of zero article | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 The importance of zero article in English | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Classification of zero article | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.4 Usage and functions of zero article | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.5 The specific environment for zero article | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.6 Previous studies on the use of zero article | 第22-26页 |
| 2.1.7 Previous studies on acquisition of zero article | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 Error analysis | 第27-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of errors | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Mistake and error | 第28页 |
| 2.2.3 Development of Error Analysis | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2.4 Classifications of errors | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2.5 The importance of EA in L2 teaching | 第30页 |
| 2.2.6 Procedures of Error Analysis | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3 Different teaching methods | 第32-35页 |
| 2.3.1 Method and approach | 第32页 |
| 2.3.2 Classifications of teaching methods | 第32-33页 |
| 2.3.3 Competency-based approach and grammar translation method | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Data and Methodology | 第35-40页 |
| 3.1 Subjects | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 Instruments | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Cloze test | 第36页 |
| 3.2.2 Gap-filling test | 第36页 |
| 3.2.3 Multiple-choice questions | 第36页 |
| 3.2.4 Writing compositions | 第36页 |
| 3.2.5 Software | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3 Study method | 第37页 |
| 3.3.1 Experiment | 第37页 |
| 3.3.2 Error analysis | 第37页 |
| 3.4 Research procedures | 第37-39页 |
| 3.4.1 Pre-test | 第37页 |
| 3.4.2 Teaching zero article through two different teaching methods | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4.3 Post-test | 第38-39页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第40-60页 |
| 4.1 Results of the pre-test and the scores of English from senior high school entrance examination | 第40-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Pre-test | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of the subjects' scores of English from senior high school entrance exam | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 Results of the post-test | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison between the expe riment group and the control group | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of wrong use of zero article in the gap-filling test | 第44-50页 |
| 4.3.1 Classification of errors in the gap-filling test | 第44-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Frequency and accuracy rate of errors in the gap-filling test | 第47-50页 |
| 4.4 Analysis of wrong use of zero article in the compositions | 第50-54页 |
| 4.4.1 Classification of errors in the compositions | 第50-52页 |
| 4.4.2 Article errors from the compositions in different environments | 第52-54页 |
| 4.5 Results of the multiple-choice questions | 第54-55页 |
| 4.6 Explanations for article errors | 第55-60页 |
| 4.6.1 Internal Sources | 第55-58页 |
| 4.6.2 External Factors | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of this Study | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Implications of this study | 第61页 |
| 5.2.1 Theoretical implications | 第61页 |
| 5.2.2 Practical implications | 第61页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study and suggestions for future researches | 第61-63页 |
| References | 第63-67页 |
| Appendices | 第67-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ.Pre-test | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ.Post-test | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Answers to pre-test and post-test | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Scores of subjects(1-15 stands for subjects in the control group, 16-30 stands for subjects in the experiment group) | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ The numbers of error types in the gap-filling test & the number of wrong use of zero article in the compositions | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Errors of subjects in the gap-filling test | 第74-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
| Resume | 第76页 |
