| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13-17页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第17页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Study | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-33页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on English Writing Teaching | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Scaffolding | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Scaffolding Instruction | 第25-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Views on Relation between Scaffolding and Instruction | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on Writing Teaching Based on Scaffolding | 第28-32页 |
| 2.4 Comments on Previous Studies | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第33-41页 |
| 3.1 Constructivism Theory | 第33-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Constructivism | 第33-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Constructivism in Relation to Teaching and Learning | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.3 Constructivism in Relation to English Writing | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 Zone of Proximal Development | 第37-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Basics of Zone of Proximal Development | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Zone of Proximal Development in Relation to Teaching and Learning | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.3 Zone of Proximal Development in Relation to English Writing | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第41-57页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第42页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3.1 Test | 第43页 |
| 4.3.2 Interview | 第43-44页 |
| 4.4 Data Collection | 第44页 |
| 4.5 Research Procedures | 第44-57页 |
| 4.5.1 Preparation before Experiment and Pre-test | 第45-47页 |
| 4.5.2 Teaching Operation in the Control Group | 第47-48页 |
| 4.5.3 Teaching Operation in the Experimental Group | 第48-56页 |
| 4.5.4 Post-test and Treatment | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第57-69页 |
| 5.1 Results of Writing Proficiency in the Tests | 第57-62页 |
| 5.1.1 Results of Pre-test | 第57-58页 |
| 5.1.2 Results of Post-test | 第58-60页 |
| 5.1.3 Results of Comparison of Pre-test and Post test | 第60-62页 |
| 5.2 Results of Impacts on the Use of Sentence Patterns / Structures in Writing | 第62-65页 |
| 5.2.1 Results of the Use of Sentence Patterns / Structures in Pre-test | 第62-63页 |
| 5.2.2 Results of the Use of Sentence Patterns / Structures in Post-test | 第63-65页 |
| 5.3 Discussion | 第65-69页 |
| 5.3.1 Discussion in Relation to Research Question One | 第65-66页 |
| 5.3.2 Discussion in Relation to Research Question Two | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第69-77页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第69-71页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications for English Writing Teaching | 第71-74页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第74-75页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-81页 |
| Appendices | 第81-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 英语新课程标准对写作的要求和建议 | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ 前测与后测试题 | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ 实验前对英语写作情况的访谈 | 第83-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ 广州市中考英语书面表达评分标准 | 第84-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ 八年级下Unit 4 Writing导学案 | 第87-89页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ 前测与后测的写作成绩 | 第89-93页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ 八年级已学过的英语句子种类、句型及句子结构 | 第93-94页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ 写作中句型结构的统计 | 第94-96页 |
