| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Necessity and significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Objectives of the study | 第15页 |
| ·Structure of the study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Lexical chunks | 第17-19页 |
| ·Definitions of lexical chunks | 第17-18页 |
| ·Categories of lexical chunks | 第18页 |
| ·Functions of lexical chunks | 第18-19页 |
| ·Lexical chunks and teaching | 第19-22页 |
| ·Relevant theoretical study on lexical chunks and teaching | 第19-21页 |
| ·Relevant empirical study on lexical chunks and teaching | 第21-22页 |
| ·Lexical chunks and listening comprehension | 第22-25页 |
| ·Relevant theoretical study on lexical chunks and listening | 第23-24页 |
| ·Relevant empirical study on lexical chunks and listening | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-36页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Instruments | 第28-30页 |
| ·Two listening tests | 第28-29页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第29页 |
| ·Interview | 第29-30页 |
| ·Classroom observation | 第30页 |
| ·Experimental treatment | 第30-34页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis procedures | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第36-51页 |
| ·Lexical chunk approach and students' listening abilities | 第36-39页 |
| ·The results of the pretest of EC and CC | 第36-37页 |
| ·The results of CC's pretest and posttest | 第37页 |
| ·The results of EC's pretest and posttest | 第37-39页 |
| ·The results of EC and CC's posttest | 第39页 |
| ·Students' attitudes toward lexical chunks | 第39-46页 |
| ·The results of questionnaire | 第39-43页 |
| ·The results of interview | 第43-45页 |
| ·The results of classroom observation | 第45-46页 |
| ·Some factors influencing lexical chunk approach | 第46-51页 |
| ·Lexical chunk approach and students with different proficiency levels | 第47-49页 |
| ·The results of high-level group in the pretest and the posttest | 第47-48页 |
| ·The results of average-level group in the pretest and the posttest | 第48-49页 |
| ·The results of low-level group in the pretest and the posttest | 第49页 |
| ·Lexical chunk approach and students with different characters | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| ·Major findings | 第51-52页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications of the study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research | 第53-55页 |
| Works Cited | 第55-59页 |
| Appendices | 第59-69页 |
| Appendix A:Test paper for the pretest | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix B:Character type test | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix C:Test paper for the posttest | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix D:The questionnaire | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix E:The interview outline | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix F:Observation sheet | 第68-69页 |
| Publications | 第69页 |
