| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Overview of the study | 第12页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| ·Related terms and concepts | 第14-16页 |
| ·Previous empirical studies on oral and written narrative structure | 第16-18页 |
| ·The distinction between narrative and non-narrative constituentsfor the prominence of core narrative | 第18-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第22-33页 |
| ·Research questions | 第22-23页 |
| ·Data collection | 第23页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第23-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Results and discussion | 第33-61页 |
| ·The macro-structural narrative components of both oral andwritten task | 第33-37页 |
| ·The micro-structural narrative components and theircorresponding content in oral narratives | 第37-52页 |
| ·The micro-structural narrative components and theircorresponding content in written narratives | 第52-56页 |
| ·A comparative analysis of the internal structures in oral andwritten narratives | 第56-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| ·Major ifndings of the study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第62页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Recommendations for the future study | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix I | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix II | 第68-70页 |
