| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Overview of the study | 第15页 |
| 1.2 Need for the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第16页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1 Key terms and related concepts | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of narrative | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Definitions of story, episode, event and action | 第19页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical foundations of this study | 第19-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Distinctions between three models of story grammar | 第19-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Distinctions between story grammar and narrative structure | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Previous empirical studies on narrative abroad and in China | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous empirical studies on narrative abroad and in China | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Insights gained and problems found in the empirical studies | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第29-36页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Research designs | 第29-35页 |
| 3.2.1 The quantitative research design | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.2 The qualitative research design | 第30页 |
| 3.2.3 Data collection | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.4 Data analysis | 第31-35页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第36-54页 |
| 4.1 Story grammatical features in English majors' Chinese ONC | 第36-43页 |
| 4.1.1 Features of SG elements within one episode in English majors' Chinese ONC | 第36-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Episodic complexity in English majors' Chinese ONC | 第43页 |
| 4.2 Story grammatical features in English majors' English ONC | 第43-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Features of SG elements within one episode in English majors' English ONC | 第43-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Episodic complexity in English majors' English ONC | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3 Comparison of story grammatical features in English majors' Chinese and English ONC | 第49-53页 |
| 4.3.1 Comparison of features of SG elements within one episode in Englishmajors' Chinese and English ONC | 第49-53页 |
| 4.3.2 Comparison of episodic complexity in English majors' Chinese and English ONC | 第53页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第54-55页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第55页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study | 第55-56页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future research | 第56-57页 |
| References | 第57-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第62-64页 |
