| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY | 第11-14页 |
| ·Importance of Improving Students’ English Writing Abilities in Senior High School | 第11-12页 |
| ·Problems in Students’ English writing in Senior High School | 第12-14页 |
| ·PURPOSE OF THE STUDY | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Necessity of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| ·THE STUDY OF THEME AND TEXT STRUCTURE | 第16-18页 |
| ·THE STUDY OF THEMATIC PROGRESSION PATTERNS IN DISCOURSE ANALYSIS | 第18-20页 |
| ·THE STUDY OF THEMATIC PROGRESSION PATTERNS AND EFL WRITING | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis—Theme and Thematic Progression Patterns | 第22-35页 |
| ·THE CONCEPT OF THEME | 第22-29页 |
| ·Definition of Theme | 第22-24页 |
| ·Distinction of Theme and Rheme | 第24-26页 |
| ·Classification of Theme | 第26-29页 |
| ·THEMATIC PROGRESSION THEORY | 第29-35页 |
| ·Frantisek Danes’ Thematic Progression Patterns | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Other Main Models of Thematic Progression Proposed by Chinese Scholars | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary and the TP patterns Applied in this Study by the Researcher | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four A Comparative Study Of Thematic Progression Patterns in the Argumentations Written By Chinese Efl Students in Senior High Schools | 第35-49页 |
| ·RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第35-39页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第35-36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36页 |
| ·Procedure | 第36-38页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第38-39页 |
| ·RESULTS OF THE STUDY | 第39-44页 |
| ·Results for the difference of the writing performance in the pretest and posttest | 第39-40页 |
| ·Results for the distribution of the four TP patterns applied by the students in the pretest and posttest in the two classes | 第40-42页 |
| ·The frequency of TP pattern use between Science Class and Arts Class | 第42-43页 |
| ·The frequency of TP pattern use between Males and Females | 第43-44页 |
| ·DISCUSSION | 第44-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-56页 |
| ·CONCLUSION | 第49-50页 |
| ·IMPLICATIONS FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WRITING TEACHING | 第50-54页 |
| ·Improving writing through reading on the basis of Theme and Thematic Progression | 第50-52页 |
| ·Improving writing under the instructions of the TP patterns in the classroom | 第52-53页 |
| ·Putting the coherence at the first place when evaluating the writing for Senior High School Students | 第53-54页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH | 第54-56页 |
| References | 第56-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60-61页 |
| Appendices | 第61-67页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第61-64页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第64-67页 |
