| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第10-18页 |
| 1.1.1 The role of reverberation in speech intelligibility | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Reasons for studying Chinese EFL learners | 第14-18页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the present study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-45页 |
| 2.1 Studies on speech intelligibility | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2 Studies on listening comprehension | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3 Studies on reverberation and RT | 第28-33页 |
| 2.4 Studies on the relationship between speech intelligibility and reverberation | 第33-42页 |
| 2.5 Comments on the previous studies | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 3 The Present Study | 第45-72页 |
| 3.1 Research framework | 第45-46页 |
| 3.2 Research questions | 第46页 |
| 3.3 Research design | 第46-57页 |
| 3.3.1 Methods | 第46-48页 |
| 3.3.2 Test conditions | 第48-49页 |
| 3.3.3 Participants | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3.4 Materials | 第50-53页 |
| 3.3.5 Procedures | 第53-57页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection and data analysis | 第57-72页 |
| 3.4.1 Calculating the speech intelligibility | 第58-59页 |
| 3.4.2 Scale of English listening proficiency | 第59-60页 |
| 3.4.3 Results of speech intelligibility under the quiet and reverberant conditions | 第60-62页 |
| 3.4.4 Results of vowel and consonant intelligibility under quiet and reverberant conditions | 第62-68页 |
| 3.4.5 Relationship between English proficiency and the effect of reverberation | 第68-70页 |
| 3.4.6 DRT results--distinctive features’ results | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter 4 Discussions | 第72-84页 |
| 4.1 Effects of reverberation on speech intelligibility | 第72-78页 |
| 4.2 Effects of reverberation on vowels and consonants | 第78-82页 |
| 4.3 Effects of reverberation on the distinctive features | 第82-84页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第84-86页 |
| Appendix | 第86-99页 |
| A Appendix to Chapter 3: Experimental materials | 第86-93页 |
| B Appendix to Chapter 3: Experimental materials | 第93-94页 |
| C Appendix to Chapter 3: Pretest materials | 第94-99页 |
| References | 第99-112页 |
| Paper Published during Study | 第112-114页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第114-115页 |
