| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 内容提要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第8页 |
| ·Aims and methods | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter Two EFL Writing in China and a Systemic Functional Perspective | 第10-14页 |
| ·The importance of writing to EFL students | 第10页 |
| ·L2 writing and its teaching | 第10-11页 |
| ·Systemic Functional researches on EFL writing in China | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter Three Texture as a Property of Being a Text | 第14-21页 |
| ·Text | 第14页 |
| ·Texture | 第14-21页 |
| ·The concept of texture | 第14-15页 |
| ·Thematic structure | 第15-16页 |
| ·Information structure | 第16-17页 |
| ·Cohesion | 第17-21页 |
| ·Reference | 第18-19页 |
| ·Substitution and ellipsis | 第19页 |
| ·Conjunction | 第19-20页 |
| ·Lexical cohesion | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Four EFL Writing as a Process of Weaving Texture:a Study of 60 Compositions | 第21-45页 |
| ·WECCL | 第21-22页 |
| ·Data collection | 第22页 |
| ·Analysis of errors related to texture | 第22-26页 |
| ·Discussion about the major problems related to texture | 第26-45页 |
| ·Problems related to the creation of texture | 第26-32页 |
| ·Monotony in the use of collocation and repetition | 第32-34页 |
| ·Problems related to thematic progression | 第34-37页 |
| ·Problems related to alternate use of different types of information structure | 第37-40页 |
| ·Failure to use the favored combinations of thematic structure and information structure | 第40-42页 |
| ·Problems related to use of marked and unmarked Themes | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Five Implications for the Teaching of EFL Writing | 第45-53页 |
| ·The application of the theory of texture to EFL writing | 第45-46页 |
| ·Suggested exercises | 第46-53页 |
| ·Exercises for understanding and using cohesive ties | 第46-49页 |
| ·Exercises for understanding and using thematic structure | 第49-50页 |
| ·Exercises for understanding and using information structure | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| References | 第55-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-62页 |
