| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Lists of Tables and Figures | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·Overview of Thematic Progression | 第14-19页 |
| ·Patterns of Thematic Progression | 第14-16页 |
| ·Application of Thematic Progression in Discourse and Pedagogical Fields | 第16-19页 |
| ·Overview of English Writing in Colleges | 第19-24页 |
| ·Previous Writing Studies on English as a Second Language | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous Writing Studies on English as a Foreign Language | 第21-22页 |
| ·Requirements on English Writing in College English Curriculum Requirements | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two Design of the Research | 第24-44页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第24-26页 |
| ·Textual Objective | 第24-25页 |
| ·Informative Objective | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research Process | 第26-44页 |
| ·Subjects | 第26页 |
| ·Instruments | 第26-27页 |
| ·Procedures | 第27-43页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Three Data Analysis and Result Discussion | 第44-62页 |
| ·Analysis of the Pretest Results | 第44-46页 |
| ·Analysis of the Posttest Results | 第46-48页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis of Both Writings of Three Selected Subjects | 第48-62页 |
| ·Thematic Representation of the Compositions Written by No. 11 | 第49-53页 |
| ·Thematic Representation of the Compositions Written by No. 25 | 第53-56页 |
| ·Thematic Representation of the Compositions Written by No. 20 | 第56-62页 |
| Chapter Four Main Findings and Implications of the Study | 第62-66页 |
| ·Three Findings of the Study | 第62-64页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications for College Teachers and Students | 第64-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Works Cited | 第68-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71-72页 |
| AppendixA | 第72-73页 |
| AppendixB | 第73-74页 |
| AppendixC | 第74-75页 |
| AppendixD | 第75-76页 |
| AppendixE | 第76-77页 |
| Informative Abstract in Chinese | 第77-80页 |
| Résumé and Publications since Entering the Program | 第80页 |