| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Background information of the study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Purpose and significance | 第9-10页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第11-27页 |
| ·Text (Discourse) and Texture (textuality) | 第11-13页 |
| ·Definition of a text | 第11-12页 |
| ·Textuality | 第12-13页 |
| ·Text Linguistics (discourse analysis), coherence and cohesion | 第13-21页 |
| ·Text linguistics and discourse analysis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第14-19页 |
| ·Coherence | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies on College English writing teaching | 第21-25页 |
| ·The definition of writing | 第21-22页 |
| ·Two approaches to writing teaching | 第22-24页 |
| ·Previous study on college English writing in China | 第24-25页 |
| ·Previous studies on application of text linguistics to writing teaching | 第25-27页 |
| ·Study abroad | 第25页 |
| ·Study at home | 第25-26页 |
| ·Significance of relevant studies | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Empirical study | 第27-33页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Research method | 第27-29页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Instruments | 第28-29页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第29-33页 |
| ·Procedures for instruction in the classroom | 第29页 |
| ·Four stages in the study to develop learners' writing ability | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter Four Data analysis and Discussion | 第33-42页 |
| ·Analysis of cohesion in CET-4 sample texts | 第33-35页 |
| ·General analysis | 第33页 |
| ·Analysis of cohesion with Halliday & Hasan's framework | 第33-35页 |
| ·Analysis of students' compositions | 第35页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第35-37页 |
| ·Analyzing Data from questionnaire | 第35-36页 |
| ·Discussion | 第36-37页 |
| ·Findings and discussion with regard to research questions | 第37-42页 |
| ·Cohesion and coherence problems in college students writing and the possible reasons | 第38-39页 |
| ·The relationship between the instruction of theory of text linguistics and the students' writing ability | 第39-40页 |
| ·Methods to apply in English writing teaching | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第42-46页 |
| ·Major findings | 第42-43页 |
| ·Practical implications | 第43-44页 |
| ·Recommendation for future research | 第44-46页 |
| References | 第46-49页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第49-50页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第50-51页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第51-52页 |
