| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Overview | 第13页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| ·Basic concepts | 第16-22页 |
| ·The notion of relative clauses | 第16-20页 |
| ·The notion of narrative | 第20-22页 |
| ·Related theories | 第22-27页 |
| ·Attention and memory in the process of SLA | 第22-25页 |
| ·Focus on Form, Focus on Forms and Focus on Meaning | 第25-26页 |
| ·Larsen-Freeman's model | 第26-27页 |
| ·Related empirical studies | 第27-31页 |
| ·Studies on relative clause acquisition abroad | 第28-29页 |
| ·Studies on relative clause acquisition at home | 第29-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第32-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第32-33页 |
| ·Material | 第33-35页 |
| ·Oral English part | 第33-34页 |
| ·Written English part | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第35-39页 |
| ·Data preparation | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data analyzing procedures | 第36-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第40-50页 |
| ·Differences in the use of RCs between the learners' oral and written narratives | 第40-44页 |
| ·Differences in frequency in the use of RCs between speaking and writing | 第40-43页 |
| ·Differences in types in the use of RCs between speaking and writing | 第43-44页 |
| ·Differences in the use of RCs between the learners of different levels in their oraland written narratives | 第44-47页 |
| ·Differences in frequency and types between higher and lower achievers in their oral narratives | 第44-46页 |
| ·Differences in frequency and types between higher and lower achievers in their written narratives | 第46-47页 |
| ·Correlation between the learners' use ofRCs and their oral and written narrativeperformances | 第47-49页 |
| ·Correlation between frequency and oral performances | 第47-48页 |
| ·Correlation between frequency and written performances | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-54页 |
| ·Major findings | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第52页 |
| ·Suggestions recommended for future research | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第58-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第63-68页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第68-69页 |
