| Abstract in English | 第1-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-31页 |
| ·Studies on pragmatic competence | 第16-23页 |
| ·Chomsky’s competence | 第16-17页 |
| ·Hymes’communicative competence | 第17-18页 |
| ·Definitions and classification of pragmatic competence | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies on language learner’s pragmatic development | 第20-23页 |
| ·The notion of interlanguage pragmatics | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies on pragmatic failure in China | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies on language learning motivation | 第23-29页 |
| ·Definition of motivation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Gardner’s social educational model | 第25-26页 |
| ·Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation | 第26-27页 |
| ·Dornyei’s three-level categorization | 第27-28页 |
| ·Previous studies on language learning motivation in China | 第28-29页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Two Perspectives on Second Language Pragmatic Development | 第31-42页 |
| ·The acculturation model | 第31-34页 |
| ·Cognitive processing | 第34-36页 |
| ·Sociocultural theory | 第36-38页 |
| ·Language socialization | 第38-39页 |
| ·Interactional competence | 第39-40页 |
| ·The influence of motivation on L2 pragmatic development | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第42-49页 |
| ·Objectives | 第42-43页 |
| ·Methods | 第43页 |
| ·Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第44-46页 |
| ·Pragmatic competence questionnaire | 第44-45页 |
| ·Motivation questionnaire | 第45-46页 |
| ·The variables in this study | 第46-47页 |
| ·Procedures | 第47-48页 |
| ·Pilot study | 第47页 |
| ·Data collection | 第47-48页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第48页 |
| ·Reliability and validity | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第49-68页 |
| ·The subjects’pragmatic competence | 第49-54页 |
| ·General state of subjects’pragmatic competence | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic competence | 第51-54页 |
| ·The subjects’motivation in English learning | 第54-61页 |
| ·The orientations of motivation in English learning | 第54-56页 |
| ·The attitude toward pragmatic learning | 第56-58页 |
| ·Subjects’motivational strength in learning English | 第58-59页 |
| ·Correlation between motivational variables | 第59-61页 |
| ·The relationship between subjects’attitude/motivation and pragmatic competence | 第61-68页 |
| ·Correlation between attitude towards pragmatic learning and pragmatic competence | 第62-63页 |
| ·Correlation between cultural motivation and pragmatic competence | 第63-64页 |
| ·Correlation between instrumental motivation and pragmatic competence | 第64-68页 |
| Chapter Five Pedagogical Implications | 第68-77页 |
| ·Implications and suggestions | 第68-76页 |
| ·Generating, maintaining and protecting learners’ pragmatic learning motivation | 第68-69页 |
| ·Involving students in setting language learning goals | 第69-70页 |
| ·Raising learners’ pragmatic awareness | 第70-72页 |
| ·Combing implicit teaching and explicit teaching | 第72-73页 |
| ·Encouraging learners’ output | 第73-74页 |
| ·Enhancing teachers’ self-qualifications | 第74-76页 |
| ·Limitations | 第76-77页 |
| Conclusion | 第77-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第85-89页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第89-90页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第90-91页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文及成果 | 第91页 |
