| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One. Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-16页 |
| ·Research question and thesis statement | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two. Literature review | 第19-36页 |
| ·ESL writing | 第19-21页 |
| ·The nature of writing in English as a second language | 第19-21页 |
| ·Teaching of writing | 第21页 |
| ·ESL writing assessment | 第21-24页 |
| ·Direct writing assessment | 第23-24页 |
| ·Indirect writing assessment | 第24页 |
| ·Scoring method in ESL writing assessment | 第24-36页 |
| ·Holistic scoring method | 第26-27页 |
| ·Analytical scoring method | 第27-28页 |
| ·Related research about writing scoring method | 第28-36页 |
| Chapter Three. Methodology | 第36-44页 |
| ·Sub-questions related to research question | 第36-37页 |
| ·Research design | 第37页 |
| ·Research method | 第37-41页 |
| ·Testing participants and samples | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第38-40页 |
| ·Procedures | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data collection | 第41页 |
| ·Data collection from teachers | 第41页 |
| ·Data collection from students | 第41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four. Data analysis and discussion | 第44-56页 |
| ·Results related to scoring method | 第44-49页 |
| ·Analysis of teachers selected for data collection | 第44-47页 |
| ·Teachers’opinions about relationship between writing and language ability | 第45-46页 |
| ·Scoring methods commonly adopted | 第46-47页 |
| ·Analysis of the students selected for data collection | 第47-49页 |
| ·Data analysis of the scores | 第49-52页 |
| ·Discussion | 第52-55页 |
| ·Overuse of holistic scoring method | 第52-53页 |
| ·Lack in knowledge of scoring methods | 第53-54页 |
| ·Insufficient feedback information for students | 第54页 |
| ·Less concern for the students | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five. Conclusion | 第56-61页 |
| ·Major findings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestion for further research | 第58-61页 |
| References | 第61-67页 |
| Appendix ⅠTeacher questionnaire | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Student questionnaire | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ The teacher telephone interviews | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Holistic scoring scale | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Analytical scoring scale | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Data of students’scores | 第75-76页 |
