| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 General description of the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Motivations for the study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Overall structure of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| 2.1 Connectives | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of connectives | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Functions of connectives | 第17页 |
| 2.1.3 Classification of connectives | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical bases of this thesis | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Cohesion and coherence | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Interlanguage | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Related studies on connectives at home and abroad | 第25-30页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies on the use of connectives abroad | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies on the use of connectives at home | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.3 Comments on the previous studies on the use of connectives | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-34页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第30页 |
| 3.2 Research design:Experiment | 第30-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Participants | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Instrument | 第31页 |
| 3.2.3 Treatment | 第31页 |
| 3.2.4 Data collection | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.5 Data analysis | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Result and Discussion | 第34-45页 |
| 4.1 General patterns of connectives employed in English compositions by senior high school students | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2 Differences in the use of connectives by the learners of different groups | 第36-42页 |
| 4.2.1 Differences in frequency of connectives across two level groups | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2.2 Differences in variety of connectives across two level groups | 第39-42页 |
| 4.3 Relationship between the use of connectives and the writing scores | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3.1 Relationship between frequency of connectives and the writing scores | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.2 Relationship between variety of connectives and the writing score | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第45-49页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the study | 第45-46页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第46-47页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and suggestions for further studies | 第47-49页 |
| References | 第49-53页 |
| Appendix Writing Rubrics | 第53-55页 |
