| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Design of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| 2.1 Listening and Listening Comprehension | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 Dual Coding Theory | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Mental Structure—Verbal and Imaginal Representations | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Processing of Verbal and Imaginal Associative Representations | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.3 DCT and Listening Comprehension | 第23页 |
| 2.3 Schema ` | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4 Processing Modes and Listening Comprehension | 第25-30页 |
| 2.4.1 Bottom-up Processing Mode and Listening Comprehension | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4.2 Top-down Processing Mode and Listening Comprehension | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4.3 Integration of the Two Processes and Listening Comprehension | 第28-30页 |
| 2.5 Visual Support and Video | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第32-42页 |
| 3.1 Hypotheses | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Design of the Study | 第33页 |
| 3.3 Subjects | 第33-35页 |
| 3.4 Instruments | 第35-41页 |
| 3.4.1 Listening Materials | 第35-38页 |
| 3.4.2 Measure of Immediate Recall Protocol | 第38-41页 |
| 3.5 Procedures | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第42-61页 |
| 4.1 Statistical Procedures | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2 Statistical Analysis of Low-level Listening Text | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Descriptive Statistics | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Two-way ANOVA: Main Effects of Proficiency and Presentation Technique | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3 Statistical Analysis of the High-level Listening Text | 第46-52页 |
| 4.3.1 Descriptive Statistics | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Two-way ANOVA: Main Effects of Proficiency and Presentation Technique | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3.3 Two Independent Samples T-tests | 第49-52页 |
| 4.3.3.1 On High-proficiency Listeners’Performance | 第50页 |
| 4.3.3.2 On Low-proficiency Listeners’Performance | 第50-52页 |
| 4.4 Interview | 第52-55页 |
| 4.5 Results and Discussion | 第55-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-66页 |
| 5.1 Conclusions of the Study | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第62-63页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第63-64页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Research | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-71页 |
| AppendixⅠ Transcript of Low-level Listening Text | 第71-72页 |
| AppendixⅡ Transcript of High-level Listening Text | 第72-73页 |
| AppendixⅢ Value-set of Low-level Listening Text | 第73-74页 |
| AppendixⅣ Value-set of High-level Listening Text | 第74-77页 |
