| Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| Chapter One Significance of the study of output | 第11-18页 |
| ·Equal importance of input and output in language learning process | 第11-13页 |
| ·Insufficiency of input for a mastery of a second/foreign language | 第13-14页 |
| ·Incorrect concepts in understanding of output | 第14-16页 |
| ·Relationship between input and output in language learning | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two The output theory | 第18-28页 |
| ·Definition of output | 第18页 |
| ·The Output Hypothesis | 第18-21页 |
| ·Functions of output in language learning | 第21-28页 |
| ·Noticing function | 第21-23页 |
| ·Hypothesis-testing function | 第23-25页 |
| ·Metalinguistic function | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Cognitive account of the Output Hypothesis | 第28-37页 |
| ·Output and second language leaning | 第28-30页 |
| ·The role of noticing in language leaning | 第30-37页 |
| ·Noticing and second language learning within information-processing model | 第30-33页 |
| ·The relationship between noticing and language learning | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter Four Studies on the application of output theory in EFL/ESL writing | 第37-42页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第37-39页 |
| ·Studies at home | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Five Implications for EFL writing teaching and learning in China | 第42-56页 |
| ·Improving students' writing ability by providing sufficient reading input | 第42-45页 |
| ·Focusing more on output-based activities to raise students'awareness of EFL writing | 第45-50页 |
| ·Brainstorming | 第46-47页 |
| ·Collaborative learning and work | 第47-48页 |
| ·Debating | 第48-49页 |
| ·Journal writing | 第49页 |
| ·Out-class activities | 第49-50页 |
| ·Feedback should be attached importance tin EFL writing teaching | 第50-53页 |
| ·Encouraging self-reflection and developing autonomy in EFL writing teaching and learning | 第53-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-63页 |
| English Abstract | 第63-67页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第67-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第71页 |
