| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 Current statuses of CSES | 第11页 |
| 1.2 Theoretic background of the research | 第11-15页 |
| 1.2.1 Function approach | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2.2 Motivation theory | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2.3 Meaningful learning | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Research purpose | 第15页 |
| 1.4 The significance of the study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.5 Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-37页 |
| 2.1 The success of FLL & the failure of SLL | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous explanations for the success of FLL & the failure of SLL | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Nativist theory | 第20页 |
| 2.2.2 Critical period hypothesis | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Some other factors contribute to the failure of SLL | 第22-25页 |
| 2.3 Previous comparing and contrasting of FLL and SLL | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4 Classifications of comparison and contrast | 第27-37页 |
| 2.4.1 First and second language learning in children, hold age constant. | 第28-32页 |
| 2.4.2 Second language learning in child and adults, hold language constant | 第32-33页 |
| 2.4.3 First language learning in children and second language learning in adults | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第37-41页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第37页 |
| 3.2 Research instrument and design | 第37页 |
| 3.3 Participants in this study | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4 Dependent variables | 第38-39页 |
| 3.5 task conditions | 第39页 |
| 3.6 Data analysis | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and discussion | 第41-64页 |
| 4.1 Differences between CCS and CSES | 第41-48页 |
| 4.2 Differences between English speech of CS group 1 and Chinese speech of CS group 2 | 第48-53页 |
| 4.3 Differences between CCS and CSEI | 第53-58页 |
| 4.4 Results of questionnaires | 第58-62页 |
| 4.5 Summary of the major findings in the present study | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter 5 conclusions, implications, limitations and suggestions for future study | 第64-69页 |
| 5.1 conclusions | 第64-66页 |
| 5.2 implications for foreign language teaching | 第66-67页 |
| 5.3 limitations and suggestions for future research | 第67-69页 |
| Notes | 第69-70页 |
| References | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix A: post-task questionnaires | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix B: Instructions for interview | 第76-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77页 |
