| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-24页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第16-21页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第21-22页 |
| ·Organization of the Dissertation | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第24-45页 |
| ·Rhythm | 第24-42页 |
| ·Defining Rhythm | 第24-26页 |
| ·Classification of Rhythm in Language | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Difficulties in Acquisition of English Rhythm for Chinese Learners | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Variables of Rhythm | 第31-42页 |
| ·Stress | 第32-38页 |
| ·Defining Stress | 第32-35页 |
| ·Classification of Stress | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Function of Stress in English Teaching | 第37-38页 |
| ·Pause | 第38-41页 |
| ·Defining Pause | 第38-39页 |
| ·Previous Research on Pause | 第39-41页 |
| ·Chinese Students’ Misunderstanding on Pause | 第41页 |
| ·Duration | 第41-42页 |
| ·English Rhythm in English Teaching of Chinese Vocational School | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Previous Rhythm Research | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第45-49页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第45页 |
| ·Subjects | 第45页 |
| ·Instruments | 第45-46页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第46页 |
| ·Statistic Research and Analysis | 第46页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedures | 第46-49页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第46-47页 |
| ·Implementing the Investigation | 第47页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 4 Result and Discussion | 第49-61页 |
| ·Results | 第49-58页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question One: Do the vowel, duration, rhythm of mothertongue (Chinese) have effect on the second language leaning? | 第49-55页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question Two: Does the learners' mother tongue havepositive transfer or negative transfer in foreign language teaching? | 第55-57页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question Three: What’s the effect of the mother tongueto Chinese English? Is the English spoken by Chinese Syllable timed language or stresstimed language? | 第57-58页 |
| ·Discussion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question One | 第59页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question Two | 第59-60页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question Three | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions, Implications and Limitations | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的成果清单 | 第69页 |
