| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-27页 |
| ·Teaching of English Writing Home and Abroad | 第15-19页 |
| ·Teaching of English Writing Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| ·Teaching of English Writing in China | 第16-19页 |
| ·Requirements of English Writing and Significance of This Research | 第19-26页 |
| ·Requirements of Composition in New Standard for English Curriculum in Junior High School | 第19-20页 |
| ·Current Situation of Teaching of English Writing in China's Junior High School | 第20-25页 |
| ·Importance of Teaching Writing | 第20-21页 |
| ·Problems Existing in the Teaching Process | 第21-23页 |
| ·Students' Difficulties in Writing | 第23-24页 |
| ·Lack of Efficient Input and Writing Strategies | 第24-25页 |
| ·Significance of This Research | 第25-26页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第27-46页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation for Task-Based Approach | 第27-31页 |
| ·Social-constructivist Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Input,Output and Interactionist Hypotheses | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第29-31页 |
| ·Introduction to Task-Based Teaching Approach | 第31-45页 |
| ·"Task" Defined and Described | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Components of a Task | 第33-35页 |
| ·Current Situation of Task-based Teaching | 第35-37页 |
| ·Principles of Designing the Task-based Teaching | 第37-39页 |
| ·Nunan's Principles for Task-based Teaching | 第37-38页 |
| ·Principles of Designing Tasks | 第38-39页 |
| ·Steps of Task-based Teaching | 第39-43页 |
| ·Advantages of Task-based Teaching | 第43-44页 |
| ·Main Features of Task-based Writing in China's High Schools | 第44-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第46-58页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第46页 |
| ·Subjects | 第46页 |
| ·Instruments of the Research | 第46-49页 |
| ·Questionnaires before and after the Research | 第46-48页 |
| ·Interviews before and after the Research | 第48-49页 |
| ·Two Writing Tests before and after the Research | 第49页 |
| ·Design and Implementation of the Experiment | 第49-56页 |
| ·The First Phase | 第49-50页 |
| ·Assign the Students a Questionnaire | 第49页 |
| ·Interview Students on Their Attitude towards Writing | 第49-50页 |
| ·Organize Students Taking the First Test | 第50页 |
| ·The Second Phase | 第50-55页 |
| ·Group Divided | 第50-51页 |
| ·Presentation on How to Write with New Approach in Class | 第51-55页 |
| ·Pre-writing Stage | 第52-53页 |
| ·While-writing Stage | 第53-54页 |
| ·Post-writing Stage | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Third Phase | 第55-56页 |
| ·Another Questionnaire Fulfilled by Students | 第55页 |
| ·Another Interview with Students | 第55-56页 |
| ·Organize Students Taking the Second Test | 第56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Analysis | 第58-68页 |
| ·Result and Analysis from the Pre-Test and Post-Test | 第58-61页 |
| ·Result and Analysis of the Interviews before and after the Research | 第61-64页 |
| ·Students' Attitude towards English Writing before the Research | 第61-62页 |
| ·Students' Attitude towards English Writing after the Research | 第62-64页 |
| ·Result and Analysis of the Questionnaires before and after the Research | 第64-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第68-75页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第68-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第71-72页 |
| ·Teacher's Roles in the Task-based Writing Class | 第72-75页 |
| References | 第75-80页 |
| Appendices | 第80-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ:The Survey Questionnaire on Students' Attitudes and Beliefs to English Writing | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ:The Post Survey Questionnaire on Teaching of English Writing in Grade Three of the Junior High School | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ:A Sample of Writing Instruction | 第82-84页 |
