| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| CHAP TER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第17页 |
| 1.3 Research Objective and Research Questions | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第18页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| CHAP TER TWO LITERARATURE REVIEW | 第20-33页 |
| 2.1 Working Memory Models | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Baddeley's Three-component Working Memory Model and Its Limitation | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Cowan's Embedded Processes Model and Its Limitations | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Ericsson and Kintsch’s Long-term Working Memory Model and Its Limitations | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Memory Process of Simultaneous Interpreting | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Expert-Novice Working Memory Performance | 第27-33页 |
| CHAP TER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第33-45页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Foundations | 第33-41页 |
| 3.1.1 Baddeley's Multiple-component Working Memory Model | 第33-37页 |
| 3.1.2 Gile's Effort Models | 第37-40页 |
| 3.1.3 Connection between Baddeley's Multiple-component Working Memory Model and Daniel Gile's Effort Models | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2 Working Definition | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Definition of Working Memory | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Definition of central executive | 第42页 |
| 3.2.3 Definition of phonological loop | 第42页 |
| 3.3 Theoretical Framework | 第42-45页 |
| CHAP TER FOUR EXPERIMENT | 第45-50页 |
| 4.1 Participants | 第45页 |
| 4.2 Materials | 第45-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Task Involving Short-term Retention Only | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Task Involving Short-term Retention and Processing | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Questionnaire | 第48页 |
| 4.3 Procedures | 第48-50页 |
| CHAP TER FIVE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第50-54页 |
| 5.1 Results | 第50-52页 |
| 5.2 Discussion | 第52-54页 |
| CHAP TER SIX CONCLUSION | 第54-58页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第54-55页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第55-56页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第56页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for future research | 第56-57页 |
| 6.5 Conclusions | 第57-58页 |
| REFENRENCES | 第58-63页 |
| APPENDICES | 第63-70页 |
| Appendix A Sentences In The Listening Span Task | 第63-66页 |
| Appendix B Questionnaire | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix C Results of the Univariate Analysis of Variance | 第67-70页 |
| Listening Span (Task 1) | 第67-68页 |
| Stroop Test (Task 2) | 第68-70页 |
| Digit Span (Task 3) | 第70页 |
