| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第12-13页 |
| List of Samples | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-24页 |
| ·Present college English writing situation in China | 第14-19页 |
| ·Responses from students | 第15-17页 |
| ·Responses from teachers | 第17-19页 |
| ·Inspiration to connect problem-based learning to college English writing | 第19-22页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第22页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第24-39页 |
| ·Overview of three writing approaches in EFL writing teaching | 第24-26页 |
| ·Product-oriented approach | 第24-25页 |
| ·Process-oriented approach | 第25-26页 |
| ·Post-process approach | 第26页 |
| ·PBL---an approach to the nature of writing | 第26-34页 |
| ·The definition of PBL | 第28-29页 |
| ·PBL in use | 第29-31页 |
| ·PBL and learning community | 第31-32页 |
| ·PBL and its family | 第32-34页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of using PBL in EFL writing teaching | 第34-39页 |
| ·Language theories | 第34-38页 |
| ·Educational theories | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第39-48页 |
| ·Research background | 第39页 |
| ·Research questions | 第39-40页 |
| ·participants | 第40页 |
| ·Instruments | 第40-43页 |
| ·WAQ (Writing Attitude Questionnaire) | 第40-41页 |
| ·The scoring of writing | 第41-42页 |
| ·The scoring of listening and reading | 第42-43页 |
| ·Interviews with students | 第43页 |
| ·Statistical analyses using the SPSS 14.0 software | 第43页 |
| ·Qualitative data collected | 第43-46页 |
| ·Procedures | 第46页 |
| ·Data analysis methods | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 An Experimental Study of PBL in College English Writing | 第48-66页 |
| ·Organization of PBL for college English writing | 第48-51页 |
| ·Stage 1:Annotated reading for individuals' problems | 第48-49页 |
| ·Stage 2:Student grouping | 第49-50页 |
| ·Stage 3:General problem posing | 第50页 |
| ·Stage 4:Collective paper or essay writing | 第50-51页 |
| ·Stage 5:Achievements sharing and collective reflection | 第51页 |
| ·Participants' roles | 第51-52页 |
| ·Instructor's role | 第51-52页 |
| ·Students' role | 第52页 |
| ·The learning development of students in the PBL writing course | 第52-63页 |
| ·Stage 1:community culture shaping | 第53-58页 |
| ·Stage 2:the whole class as a learning community | 第58-63页 |
| ·Stage 3:The steady growing of the learning community | 第63页 |
| ·Assessment system in the process | 第63-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第66-74页 |
| ·Results of English writing test and discussion | 第66-70页 |
| ·Results of English reading test and discussion | 第70-71页 |
| ·Results of English listening test and discussion | 第71-72页 |
| ·Results of Writing Attitude Questionnaire and discussion | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第74-79页 |
| ·Major findings from the present study | 第74-75页 |
| ·Implications for EFL writing teaching | 第75-77页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further studies | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix1 | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix2 | 第85-87页 |
| Appendix3 | 第87-89页 |
| Appendix4 | 第89-91页 |
| Appendix5 | 第91-93页 |
| Appendix6 | 第93-96页 |
| Appendix7 | 第96-98页 |
