| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·The current situation of the English writing teaching | 第9-10页 |
| ·The significance and aim of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第13-30页 |
| ·Metacognition theory | 第13-17页 |
| ·Definition of metacognition | 第13-15页 |
| ·Components of metacognition | 第15-17页 |
| ·Metacognitive strategy | 第17-24页 |
| ·Definitions of metacognitive strategy | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classifications of metacognitive strategy | 第18-20页 |
| ·Metacognitive strategy and other learning strategies | 第20-23页 |
| ·Studies of metacognitive strategy abroad and at home | 第23-24页 |
| ·Writing research and instruction | 第24-27页 |
| ·The nature of writing | 第24-25页 |
| ·Current writing approaches | 第25-27页 |
| ·Studies of metacognitive strategy in English writing | 第27-29页 |
| ·Related studies abroad | 第27-28页 |
| ·Related studies at home | 第28-29页 |
| ·The necessity of implementing metacognitive strategy in English writing | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第30页 |
| ·Research participants | 第30页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第30-32页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第31页 |
| ·English writing pre-test and post-test | 第31-32页 |
| ·SPSS software | 第32页 |
| ·Procedures | 第32-40页 |
| ·Pre-test and questionnaire | 第32-33页 |
| ·Metacognitive strategy instruction | 第33-39页 |
| ·Post-test and questionnaire | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Four Data analysis and discussions | 第40-52页 |
| ·Data analysis and discussions of the questionnaires | 第40-46页 |
| ·Analysis and discussion of pre-questionnaires of the experimental class andcontrol class | 第41-42页 |
| ·Analysis and discussion of pre-questionnaire and post-questionnaire in thecontrol class | 第42-43页 |
| ·Analysis and discussion of pre-questionnaire and post-questionnaire in theexperimental class | 第43-44页 |
| ·Analysis and discussion of post-questionnaires of the experimental class andcontrol class | 第44-46页 |
| ·Data analysis and discussions of the tests | 第46-51页 |
| ·Analysis and discussion of pre-tests of the experimental class and controlclass | 第46-47页 |
| ·Analysis and discussion of pre-test and post-test in the control class | 第47-48页 |
| ·Analysis and discussion of pre-test and post-test in the experimental class | 第48-49页 |
| ·Analysis and discussion of post-tests of the experimental class and controlclass | 第49-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-56页 |
| ·Major findings | 第52-53页 |
| ·Implications | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Suggestions of the study | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-60页 |
| Appendix I Metacognitive strategy questionnaire (Chinese version) | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix II Metacognitive strategy questionnaire (English version) | 第63-66页 |
| Appendix III Pre-test | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix IV Post-test | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix V Score criteria | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix VI Question cards in the metacognitive strategy instruction | 第69-71页 |
| Appendix VII Test scores of EC and CC | 第71-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-74页 |
| The list of the research papers published by the author | 第74-75页 |
