| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the research | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2.1 Theoretical significance | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2.2 Practical significance | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Objectives and research questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-31页 |
| 2.1 Corrective feedback | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Introduction to corrective feedback | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on corrective feedback abroad | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Studies on corrective feedback at home | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.4 Summary of studies on corrective feedback | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2 Thinking style | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Introduction to thinking style | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on thinking style | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第31-41页 |
| 3.1 Hypotheses | 第31页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第31-33页 |
| 3.3 Research instruments | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3.1 Linear-Nonlinear Thinking Style Profile | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3.2 English writing tasks | 第34页 |
| 3.4 Experiment procedures | 第34-38页 |
| 3.4.1 Thinking style investigation | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4.2 Pretest | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4.3 Five English writing exercises | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4.4 Post-test | 第37-38页 |
| 3.5 Data coding | 第38-39页 |
| 3.5.1 Data coding of Linear-Nonlinear Thinking Style Profile | 第38-39页 |
| 3.5.2 Data coding of English writings | 第39页 |
| 3.6 Data Analyzing | 第39-41页 |
| 3.6.1 Data analyzing of Linear-Nonlinear Thinking Style Profile | 第39-40页 |
| 3.6.2 Data analyzing of English writings | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Results | 第41-53页 |
| 4.1 Results of the profile | 第41-44页 |
| 4.2 Results of English writings | 第44-53页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison between the pretest and post-test of the experimentalclass and the control class | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison between the learners of linear thinking style from the experimental class and the learners of linear thinking style from the controlclass | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison between the learners of non-linear thinking style from the experimental class and the learners of non-linear thinking style from thecontrol class | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.4 Comparison of the learners of linear thinking style with directfeedback and the learners of linear thinking style with indirect feedback | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2.5 Comparison of learners of non-linear thinking style with directfeedback and learners of non-linear thinking style with indirect feedback | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion | 第53-59页 |
| 5.1 Discussion of research question one | 第53-55页 |
| 5.2 Discussion of research question two | 第55-57页 |
| 5.3 Discussion of research question three | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第59-64页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第59-60页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第60-61页 |
| 6.2.1 Theoretical implications | 第60页 |
| 6.2.2 Practical implications | 第60-61页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and suggestions | 第61-64页 |
| 6.3.1 Limitations | 第61-62页 |
| 6.3.2 Suggestions | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-70页 |
| Appendixes | 第70-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Linear-Nonlinear Thinking Style Profile | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: 线性与非线性思维风格量表 | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: English writing topics | 第75-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Description of error categories | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: A sample of teacher’s corrective feedback | 第80-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81页 |
