| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-36页 |
| ·Basic concepts | 第17-26页 |
| ·The notion of narrative | 第17-18页 |
| ·The notion of collocation | 第18-26页 |
| ·Theoretical background | 第26-31页 |
| ·The significance of collocations in second language acquisition | 第26-28页 |
| ·Collocations as a basic component in speaking fluency | 第28-29页 |
| ·Positive correlation between collocations and writing quality | 第29-31页 |
| ·Previous empirical studies on collocations | 第31-35页 |
| ·Empirical studies abroad on collocations | 第31-33页 |
| ·Studies at home on collocations | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第36-45页 |
| ·Research questions | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data collection | 第37-39页 |
| ·Oral English part | 第37-39页 |
| ·Written English part | 第39页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第39-44页 |
| ·Data preparation | 第39-41页 |
| ·Data analyzing procedures | 第41-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第45-60页 |
| ·Differences in use of lexical collocations between the learners’oral and written narrative production | 第45-50页 |
| ·Differences in frequency between speaking and writing | 第45-48页 |
| ·Differences in variety between speaking and writing | 第48-50页 |
| ·Differences in use of lexical collocations across the learners of different proficiency in their oral and written narrative production | 第50-55页 |
| ·Differences in the frequency between higher achievers and lower achievers in their oral narrative production | 第50-53页 |
| ·Differences in the frequency between higher achievers and lower achievers in their written narrative production | 第53-55页 |
| ·Correlation between the learners’ use of lexical collocations and their oral and written narrative performances | 第55-58页 |
| ·Correlation between frequency and oral performances | 第55-57页 |
| ·Correlation between frequency and written performances | 第57-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第60-61页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第62页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第62-63页 |
| References | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ TEM Band-4 writing rating criteria | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Some selected cases for the study | 第68-75页 |
