| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Aims of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-35页 |
| ·Definition of Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第17-18页 |
| ·Three Stages of Bilinguals’ Creativity Studies | 第18-19页 |
| ·Classification of Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第19-20页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach of Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第20-21页 |
| ·Language Mediated Concept Activation Model Concerning Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第21-23页 |
| ·Empirical Studies of Different Factors Affecting Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第23-33页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Effect of L2 Proficiency on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第23-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Effect of Openness to Experience on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第27-29页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Effect of Age on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第29-31页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Effects of L2 Proficiency, Openness to experience andAge on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第31-33页 |
| ·Problems in the Previous Studies | 第33-35页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第35-44页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35-36页 |
| ·Variables and Operational Definitions | 第36-38页 |
| ·L2 Proficiency | 第36页 |
| ·Openness to Experience and Age | 第36页 |
| ·Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第36-38页 |
| ·Research Design | 第38-44页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38-39页 |
| ·Instruments | 第39-41页 |
| ·Questionnaire Measuring Openness to Experience | 第39页 |
| ·Bilinguals’ L2 Proficiency Test | 第39-40页 |
| ·Bilinguals’ Creativity Tests | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第41页 |
| ·Scoring Methods | 第41-43页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第43-44页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第44-63页 |
| ·Results | 第44-56页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics for Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第44-48页 |
| ·Assumptions of a Mixed ANOVA | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Main Effect of Each Factor on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Interaction Effects of Multi-Factors on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第52页 |
| ·Interactions between Two Factors on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第52-56页 |
| ·Interaction between L2 Proficiency and Openness to Experience onBilinguals’ Creativity | 第52-54页 |
| ·Interaction between L2 Proficiency and Age on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第54-56页 |
| ·Discussion | 第56-63页 |
| ·The Main Effects of L2 Proficiency, Openness to Experience and Age onBilinguals’ Creativity | 第57-60页 |
| ·The Interaction Effect of L2 Proficiency and Openness to Experience onBilinguals’ Creativity | 第60-61页 |
| ·The Interaction Effect of L2 Proficiency and Age on Bilinguals’ Creativity | 第61-63页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第63-67页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications | 第64-65页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第64页 |
| ·Methodological Implications | 第64-65页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第65页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第65-67页 |
| REFERENCES | 第67-74页 |
| APPENDICES | 第74-82页 |
