| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第11-14页 |
| LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第16-20页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Research | 第17-19页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-38页 |
| ·Major Concepts | 第20-24页 |
| ·Related Theories | 第24-27页 |
| ·Input processing theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·The holistic hypothesis | 第25-27页 |
| ·Previous Empirical Studies on the Effects of Formulaic Sequence on L2 Learners’ English proficiency | 第27-36页 |
| ·Previous studies on the effects of formula size on L2 learners’ English proficiency | 第27-32页 |
| ·Previous studies on the effects of formula judgment and formula processing on L2 learners’ English proficiency | 第32-36页 |
| ·Unsettled Issues | 第36-38页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第38-46页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第38-39页 |
| ·Research Design | 第39-45页 |
| ·Subjects | 第39页 |
| ·Instruments | 第39-43页 |
| ·The formula size test | 第39-41页 |
| ·The formula judgment and processing test | 第41-42页 |
| ·The oral English test | 第42-43页 |
| ·Procedures | 第43页 |
| ·Scoring methods | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第44-45页 |
| ·Operationalizing Variables | 第45-46页 |
| ·Independent variables | 第45页 |
| ·Dependent variable | 第45-46页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第46-80页 |
| ·Results | 第46-67页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics for L2 learners’ oral proficiency | 第46-48页 |
| ·Assumptions of a mixed ANOVA | 第48-49页 |
| ·The main effects | 第49-50页 |
| ·The interaction effects | 第50-67页 |
| ·Interactions between formula size and formula processing on L2 learners’ oral proficiency | 第50-53页 |
| ·Interactions between formula judgment and formula processing on L2 learners’ oral proficiency | 第53-55页 |
| ·Interactions among formula size, formula judgment and formula processing on L2 learners’ oral proficiency | 第55-67页 |
| ·Discussion | 第67-80页 |
| ·The main effects of formula judgment and formula processing | 第67-71页 |
| ·The interaction effects of formula size and formula processing on L2 learners’ oral proficiency | 第71-73页 |
| ·The interaction effects of formula judgment and formula processing on L2 learners’ oral proficiency | 第73-75页 |
| ·The interaction effects of formula size, formula judgment and formula processing on L2 learners’ oral proficiency | 第75-80页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第80-85页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第80-81页 |
| ·Implications | 第81-83页 |
| ·Theoretical implications | 第81-82页 |
| ·Methodological implications | 第82页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第83-85页 |
| REFERENCES | 第85-92页 |
| APPENDICES | 第92-99页 |
