| List of Tables | 第1-9页 |
| List of Figures | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Origins and Aims of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-33页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第14-23页 |
| ·Related Theories of Errors and Error Analysis | 第14-18页 |
| ·Related Theories of Article System | 第18-20页 |
| ·Criteria for Error Analysis of Article Uses | 第20-23页 |
| ·Previous Research on English Article System | 第23-31页 |
| ·Studies by Chinese Scholars | 第23-24页 |
| ·Studies by Overseas Scholars | 第24-31页 |
| ·Studies on Gender Differences in Second Language Learning | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第33-43页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypothesis | 第33-34页 |
| ·Design of the Research | 第34-35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第35-36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-38页 |
| ·Article-Focused Task | 第36-37页 |
| ·Guided Writing Task | 第37-38页 |
| ·The CET 4 Test | 第38页 |
| ·Procedures | 第38-41页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第38-39页 |
| ·Test Administration | 第39页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39-41页 |
| ·Raters and Rating | 第41页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第43-63页 |
| ·Results of the Descriptive Statistical Analysis | 第43-46页 |
| ·CET 4 Scores | 第43-44页 |
| ·Article-Focused Task Scores | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Guided Writing Task Scores | 第45页 |
| ·Combined Article-Focused Task and Guided Writing Task Scores | 第45-46页 |
| ·CET 4, Article-Focused and Guided Writing Scores According to Sex | 第46页 |
| ·Results of the Inferential Statistical Analysis | 第46-48页 |
| ·CET 4 and Article-Focused Task Scores | 第47页 |
| ·CET 4 and Guided Writing Task Scores | 第47-48页 |
| ·CET 4 and Combined Article-Focused and Guided Writing Scores | 第48页 |
| ·Discussion | 第48-63页 |
| ·Relationship Between the Proficiency Levels and Article Use | 第48-51页 |
| ·Types and Frequencies of the Error | 第51-61页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Article Use | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Pedagogical Implications | 第63-69页 |
| ·General Comments | 第63-64页 |
| ·Previous Proposals | 第64-65页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Teaching of Articles Based on the Present Study | 第65-67页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| Publications | 第71-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
| References | 第73-78页 |
| Appendices | 第78-85页 |
| Appendix A | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix B | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix C | 第83-85页 |
| Resume | 第85页 |
