| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-11页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第11-12页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第12页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One General Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 The structure of the research | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theoretical Underpinnings | 第17-31页 |
| 2.1 Review of narrative and second language writing | 第17-25页 |
| 2.1.1 The study of narrative writing | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on the relationship between L1 and L2 writing | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.3 EFL writing research in China | 第21-24页 |
| 2.1.4 Methodology in L2 writing | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2 Language transfer | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.1 The concept of transfer | 第25页 |
| 2.2.2 Types of language transfer | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical framework | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Creative construction | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Common underlying proficiency | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第31-39页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第31页 |
| 3.2 Operational definitions | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Subjects | 第32-34页 |
| 3.4 Instruments | 第34-35页 |
| 3.5 Analytical procedures | 第35-37页 |
| 3.5.1 Raters | 第35页 |
| 3.5.2 Marking scheme | 第35-36页 |
| 3.5.3 Data collection | 第36-37页 |
| 3.5.4 Tools for analysis | 第37页 |
| 3.6 Qualitative aspect | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Analyses | 第39-63页 |
| 4.1 Quantitative analysis of the study | 第39-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Scores of English proficiency test and narrative writing | 第39-41页 |
| 4.1.2 Relationship between narrative writing abilities in Chinese and in English among the excellent students in the top class | 第41-43页 |
| 4.1.3 Relationship between narrative writing abilities in Chinese and in English among the students in the regular class | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2 Qualitative analysis of transfer in the top class | 第46-62页 |
| 4.2.1 The data | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of sample compositions | 第47-62页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Five Discussions | 第63-67页 |
| 5.1 Correlation between narrative writing ability in Chinese and in English | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2 Transfer features in narrative writing | 第64-65页 |
| 5.3 The role of English proficiency in the relationship between narrative writing in Chinese and in English | 第65-66页 |
| 5.4 Theoretical contribution | 第66页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第67-71页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第67-68页 |
| 6.2 Implications for EFL teaching in high school | 第68-69页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study | 第69-71页 |
| References | 第71-77页 |
| Appendices | 第77-82页 |
| Appendix A | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix B | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix C | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix D | 第80-82页 |
| Appendix E | 第82页 |
