| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 The definition of cohesion | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 The difference and relationship between cohesion and coherence | 第16页 |
| 2.3 Basic cohesive devices by Halliday and Hasan | 第16-20页 |
| 2.4 The importance of cohesion in reading ＆writing teaching | 第20-22页 |
| 2.4.1 The relationship between cohesion and reading teaching | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4.2 The relationship between cohesion and writing teaching | 第21-22页 |
| 2.5 The relevant studies of cohesion theory | 第22-24页 |
| 2.5.1 The related studies of cohesion theory abroad | 第22-24页 |
| 2.5.2 The related studies of cohesion theory in China | 第24页 |
| 2.6 Relevant studies of cohesive devices in English writing | 第24-29页 |
| 2.6.1 Relevant studies of cohesive devices in English writing abroad | 第25-26页 |
| 2.6.2 Relevant studies of cohesive devices in English writing at home | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical framework | 第29-33页 |
| 3.1 Discourse analysis | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.1 Text and discourse | 第29页 |
| 3.1.2 The definition of discourse analysis | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Theory of thematic structure | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Four The Methodology | 第33-53页 |
| 4.1 Research questions | 第33页 |
| 4.2 Subject | 第33-34页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第34-35页 |
| 4.3.1 Pre-test | 第34页 |
| 4.3.2 Post- test | 第34-35页 |
| 4.4 The procedures of the research | 第35-44页 |
| 4.4.1 Writing teaching in experimental class | 第36-43页 |
| 4.4.2 Writing teaching in control class | 第43-44页 |
| 4.5 An example class of cohesion theory applied writing | 第44-48页 |
| 4.6 Data collection and analysis | 第48-53页 |
| 4.6.1 Pre-test and post –test | 第48-49页 |
| 4.6.2 The number of cohesive devices | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第53-59页 |
| 5.1 The results | 第53-56页 |
| 5.1.1 The analysis and discussion of the Pre-test | 第53-54页 |
| 5.1.2 The analysis and discussion of post-test | 第54-55页 |
| 5.1.3 Vertical comparison | 第55页 |
| 5.1.4 Correlations between cohesive devices and the composition score | 第55-56页 |
| 5.1.5 Summary of the results | 第56页 |
| 5.2 Discussion | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第59-63页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第59-60页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the study | 第60页 |
| 6.3 Pedagogical implications of the research | 第60-63页 |
| References | 第63-67页 |
| Appendices | 第67-76页 |
