| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第10-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-15页 |
| List of Figures | 第15-16页 |
| List of Tables | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第17-21页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-43页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of Discourse Cohesion and Coherence Theory | 第21-28页 |
| ·Discourse Analysis | 第21-23页 |
| ·Discourse Cohesion | 第23-25页 |
| ·Discourse Coherence | 第25-26页 |
| ·Connections between Cohesion and Coherence | 第26-28页 |
| ·Discourse Cohesion and Its Application in Writing Study | 第28-33页 |
| ·Five Cohesive Ties | 第28-31页 |
| ·Reference | 第28-29页 |
| ·Substitution | 第29-30页 |
| ·Ellipsis | 第30页 |
| ·Conjunction | 第30-31页 |
| ·Lexical Cohesion | 第31页 |
| ·Study on the Application of Cohesive Ties in English Writing | 第31-33页 |
| ·Thematic Progression | 第33-39页 |
| ·Six Types of Thematic Progression Patterns | 第33-37页 |
| ·The Constant Theme Pattern | 第34页 |
| ·The Constant Rheme Pattern | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Linear Theme Pattern | 第35-36页 |
| ·Cross Pattern | 第36页 |
| ·Parallel Pattern | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Split Rheme Pattern | 第37页 |
| ·Study on Applying Thematic Progression Patterns | 第37-39页 |
| ·Error Analysis | 第39-43页 |
| ·The Definition of Error Analysis | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Significance of Error Analysis | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Research of Students' English Writing | 第43-50页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第43-44页 |
| ·Result Analysis | 第44-49页 |
| ·Students' Attitude toward Learning English Writing | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Main Problems Appeared in Students' Compositions | 第46-47页 |
| ·Analysis of Discourse Cohesion Skills in Students' English Writings | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Definition of a Good Composition in Students' Eyes | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary of the Survey | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Experiment of English Writing and Discussion | 第50-79页 |
| ·The Purpose of This Experiment and Hypothesis | 第50页 |
| ·Experiment Procedure | 第50-52页 |
| ·Experiment Method | 第52-69页 |
| ·Analysis of Discourse Cohesive Errors in Students' Compositions | 第52-66页 |
| ·Reference | 第53-57页 |
| ·Substitution | 第57-58页 |
| ·Ellipsis | 第58-59页 |
| ·Conjunction | 第59-62页 |
| ·Lexical Cohesion | 第62-66页 |
| ·Application of Thematic Progression Pattern in Students' Writings | 第66-69页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第69-76页 |
| ·Discussion:Primary Causes for the Errors | 第76-79页 |
| ·Different Thought Patterns between Chinese and English | 第76-77页 |
| ·Insufficiency of Students' Linguistic Knowledge | 第77页 |
| ·Insufficiency of English Writing Teaching Periods | 第77-78页 |
| ·Ignorance of Discourse Analysis in English Writing Teaching | 第78-79页 |
| Chapter 5 Implications for Writing Teaching | 第79-86页 |
| ·Emphasis of Discourse Knowledge | 第79-81页 |
| ·Enriching Students' English Knowledge | 第81-82页 |
| ·Addition of Teaching Periods for Basic Writing | 第82-84页 |
| ·After-Class Writing with a Certain Topic | 第84-86页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第86-88页 |
| ·The Feasibility to Apply Text Cohesive Knowledge in English Writing | 第86页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第86-88页 |
| References | 第88-94页 |
| Appendices | 第94-97页 |
