| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Rationale of the Research | 第12页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Structure of the Paper | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-20页 |
| ·The Definition of Reading | 第15页 |
| ·First Language Reading vs.Second Language Reading | 第15-16页 |
| ·Historical Perspectives on Second Language Reading | 第16-17页 |
| ·Second Language Reading in Relation to First Language Proficiency | 第17-18页 |
| ·Second Language Reading in Relation to Second Language Proficiency | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretic Framework | 第20-40页 |
| ·Historical Review of the Studies of Language Transfer | 第20-27页 |
| ·Behaviorism and Early Thinking of Language Transfer | 第20-22页 |
| ·Interlanguage Theory and Language Transfer | 第22-25页 |
| ·Language Transfer in Relation to Universal Grammar | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Definition of Transfer | 第27-30页 |
| ·Manifestations of Transfer | 第30-32页 |
| ·Errors | 第30页 |
| ·Facilitation | 第30-31页 |
| ·Avoidance | 第31-32页 |
| ·Overuse | 第32页 |
| ·The Classification of Transfer on the Basis of Linguistic Structures | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis(LIH)and the Linguistic Threshold Hypothesis(LTH) | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis(LIH) | 第34页 |
| ·The Linguistic Threshold Hypothesis(LTH) | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Limitations of LIH and LTH | 第35页 |
| ·Theory of Third Language Acquisition | 第35-40页 |
| ·Definition of Third Language Acquisition | 第35页 |
| ·Features of Third Language Acquisition | 第35-37页 |
| ·Second Language Acquisition vs.Third Language Acquisition | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Differences between Second and Third Language | 第37页 |
| ·Factors that Condition Second Language's Influence on Third Language | 第37-38页 |
| ·Issues in Third Language Acquisition | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summery | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design | 第40-44页 |
| ·Overview | 第40页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40-41页 |
| ·Instrumentation | 第41-42页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第41页 |
| ·Testing | 第41-42页 |
| ·Interview | 第42页 |
| ·Procedures and Data Collection | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第44-56页 |
| ·The Data Description and Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第45-48页 |
| ·The Data Description and Analysis of the Assessments | 第48-53页 |
| ·Statistic Description of the Two Assessments | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Correlation Analysis | 第50-51页 |
| ·Simple Linear Regression Analyses | 第51-53页 |
| ·The Description of the Interview | 第53页 |
| ·Discussion | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Main Findings of the Study | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 6 Implications and Recommendations | 第56-58页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-67页 |
