| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-34页 |
| ·Schema | 第16-24页 |
| ·Origin and Definitions of Schemata | 第16-19页 |
| ·Categories of Schemata | 第19-21页 |
| ·Characteristics of Schemata | 第21-22页 |
| ·Functions of Schemata | 第22-24页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第24-29页 |
| ·A Historical Retrospect of Schema Theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Promoting Impacts of Schema Theory on EFL Writing | 第25-29页 |
| ·Declarative Knowledge and Procedural Knowledge in EFL Writing | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Role of Schemata in Planning an Essay | 第27-29页 |
| ·Applications of Schema Theory in EFL Teaching and Learning in China | 第29-34页 |
| ·Schema Theory and EFL Vocabulary Related Studies | 第29-30页 |
| ·Schema Theory and EFL Writing Related Researches | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第34-44页 |
| ·Clusters of Keywords and Associates Triggered by Relevant Topics | 第34-41页 |
| ·Mental Lexicon and Its Lexical Retrieval | 第34-37页 |
| ·Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Knowledge | 第37-38页 |
| ·Thematic Clustering | 第38-41页 |
| ·Vocabulary Acquisition Through Semantic Network | 第41-44页 |
| ·Semantic Network of Vocabulary | 第41页 |
| ·Schematically Semantic Mapping | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第44-48页 |
| ·Corpora Employed in this Study | 第44页 |
| ·Methodologies and Tool | 第44-45页 |
| ·Data Collection and Processing | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis and Discussion | 第48-62页 |
| ·An Overall View of Networks Both by EMs and NSs | 第48-51页 |
| ·Shared Keywords and Associates | 第51-55页 |
| ·Personal Pronouns | 第51-53页 |
| ·Derivations | 第53-55页 |
| ·Unique Keywords and Associates | 第55-58页 |
| ·Unique Keywords and Associates by English Majors in China | 第56页 |
| ·Unique Keywords and Associates by Native Speakers of English | 第56-58页 |
| ·Discussion | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implication for the Practice | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第64-65页 |
| Notes | 第65-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-76页 |
| Appendix | 第76-77页 |
