| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-21页 |
| ·The importance of English writing in Senior High School | 第12-16页 |
| ·The requirements of New English Curriculum Standards | 第13-14页 |
| ·The requirements of NMET (National Matriculation English Test) | 第14-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第16-19页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-39页 |
| ·Definition of Mind Mapping | 第21-24页 |
| ·Definition of Concept Mapping | 第24-25页 |
| ·Differences between Mind Mapping and Concept Mapping | 第25-27页 |
| ·Theoretical bases of Mind Mapping | 第27-34页 |
| ·Radiant thinking | 第27-28页 |
| ·Left/right-brain thinking | 第28-30页 |
| ·Information processing theory | 第30-34页 |
| ·Previous researches on Mind Mapping | 第34-39页 |
| ·Researches on Mind Mapping abroad | 第34-35页 |
| ·Researches on Mind Mapping at home | 第35-37页 |
| ·Problems of the researches of Mind Mapping | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 3 Mind Mapping in English Writing Teaching | 第39-48页 |
| ·Introduction of writing | 第39-42页 |
| ·Definitions of writing | 第39-40页 |
| ·Models of writing teaching | 第40-42页 |
| ·Application of Mind Mapping in English writing teaching | 第42-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第48-63页 |
| ·Design of the research | 第48-51页 |
| ·Hypotheses of the research | 第48页 |
| ·Participants of the research | 第48-49页 |
| ·Instruments of the research | 第49-51页 |
| ·Procedures of the research | 第51-54页 |
| ·Data collection | 第54-55页 |
| ·Results and discussions | 第55-63页 |
| ·Results of the interview | 第55-58页 |
| ·Results of the questionnaires | 第58-59页 |
| ·Results of the pre-test and post-test | 第59-60页 |
| ·Discussions | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第63-67页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第64-65页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix 1 Writing Requirements of New Curriculum Standards | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix 2 Writing Scoring Standards of NMET | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix 3 Questionnaire for Students Before Experiment | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix 4 Outline of Interview with Teachers | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix 5 Questionnaire for Students of Experimental Group | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix 6 Items of Writing Tests | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix 7 Results of pre-test and post-test | 第79-81页 |
| Appendix 8 Samples of students' Mind Mappings | 第81-82页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间科研成果 | 第82页 |
