| Synopsis | 第1-9页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Research background | 第9-11页 |
| ·Importance of Improving Writing Proficiency for Three-year English Majors | 第9-10页 |
| ·Problems in Writings of the Three-year English Majors | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-35页 |
| ·Introduction of Text Linguistics | 第13-18页 |
| ·The Definition of Text Linguistics | 第13-14页 |
| ·Seven Standards of a Text | 第14-16页 |
| ·Cohesion and Coherence | 第16-18页 |
| ·Introduction of Thematic Progression Pattern | 第18-22页 |
| ·Introduction of Thematic Progression Pattern | 第18-19页 |
| ·Thematic Progression and Text Coherence | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Implication of Thematic Progression Pattern for English Writing | 第21-22页 |
| ·Introduction of Lexical Repetition Pattern | 第22-31页 |
| ·Introduction of Lexical Repetition Pattern | 第22页 |
| ·Types of Repetition | 第22-31页 |
| ·The Implication of Lexical Repetition Pattern for English Writing | 第31页 |
| ·Previous Experimental Study in China | 第31-33页 |
| ·Thematic Progression Pattern | 第31-32页 |
| ·Lexical Repetition Pattern | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第35-45页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第35页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第35-36页 |
| ·Methodology | 第36-45页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-43页 |
| ·Data Collection and Statistical Analysis | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four The Process and Content of the Teaching Experiment | 第45-55页 |
| ·Instruction of Thematic Progression Pattern | 第45-49页 |
| ·Instruction of Lexical Repetition Pattern | 第49-55页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis and Discussion | 第55-73页 |
| ·Paired Samples T-test analysis for the Comparison of the Two Classes before the Experiment | 第55-57页 |
| ·Pearson Correlation Analysis for the Correlation between the Total Scores and the Coherence Scores | 第57-58页 |
| ·Data Analysis for the Use of Thematic Progression Pattern | 第58-62页 |
| ·Pearson Correlation Analysis for the Use of Thematic Progression Pattern and the Coherence Scores | 第58-59页 |
| ·Paired Samples T-test Analysis for the Writings before and after the Instruction of Thematic Progression Pattern from Experimental Class One | 第59-61页 |
| ·Independent Samples T-test Analysis for the Comparison of the Two Experimental Classes after the Instruction of Thematic Progression Pattern | 第61-62页 |
| ·Data analysis for the Use of Lexical Repetition Pattern | 第62-65页 |
| ·Pearson Correlation Analysis for the Use of Lexical Repetition Pattern and the Coherence Scores | 第62-63页 |
| ·Paired Samples T-test Analysis for the Writings before and after the Instruction of Lexical Repetition Pattern from Experimental Class One | 第63-64页 |
| ·Paired Samples T-test Analysis for the Writings before and after the Instruction of Lexical Repetition Pattern from Experimental Class Two | 第64-65页 |
| ·Analysis for the Questionnaires and Interviews | 第65-73页 |
| Chapter Six Findings and Implications | 第73-77页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第73-74页 |
| ·Implications of Thematic Progression and Lexical Repetition Patterns for the teaching of English writing | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第75-77页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-84页 |
| Appendix 1 Participants’Writing Samples | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix 2 Questionaire | 第85-87页 |
| Appendix 3 Abbreviations | 第87-88页 |
| Abstract | 第88-95页 |
| 摘要 | 第95-101页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第101-102页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第102页 |