| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| Abbreviation | 第6-7页 |
| List of Diagrams | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第8-9页 |
| ·Application of the Cohesion Theory in Writing | 第9-11页 |
| ·The Aim of the Present Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation | 第13-27页 |
| ·Researches on Cohesion and Coherence | 第13-16页 |
| ·Researches Carried Out Abroad | 第13-15页 |
| ·Researches Carried Out at Home | 第15-16页 |
| ·Halliday & Hasan's Cohesion Theory | 第16-24页 |
| ·Cohesion, Coherence, and Cohesive Devices | 第17-18页 |
| ·Taxonomy of Cohesive Devices by Halliday and Hasan | 第18-24页 |
| ·Reasons for Choosing the Cohesion Theory as the Theoretical Foundation for the Study | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Design of the Study | 第27-32页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27-30页 |
| ·Models Collecting | 第27-28页 |
| ·Samples Collecting | 第28-30页 |
| ·Data Processing Method | 第30-32页 |
| ·Evaluation and Grouping | 第30-31页 |
| ·Counting the Number of Cohesive Ties and Cohesive errors in the Data | 第31页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第32-37页 |
| ·Comparison among the Three Groups in the Score of the Compositions, the Total of Cohesive Ties and Cohesive Errors | 第32-33页 |
| ·Comparison among the Three Groups in the Use of the Five Cohesive Devices | 第33-35页 |
| ·Analysis on the Correlation between the Score of the Compositions and the Total of Cohesive Ties, the Number Cohesive Errors and the Number of Each of the Five Cohesive Devices | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Five Further Study: Misuses of Cohesive Devices | 第37-52页 |
| ·Cohesive Errors in the Samples | 第37-49页 |
| ·Misuse of Reference | 第37-42页 |
| ·Misuse of Substitution | 第42-44页 |
| ·Misuse of Ellipsis | 第44页 |
| ·Misuse of Conjunction | 第44-47页 |
| ·Misuse of Lexical Cohesion | 第47-49页 |
| ·Causes for the Cohesive Errors | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions and Implications | 第52-55页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第52-53页 |
| ·Pedagogical Applications | 第53-54页 |
| ·Plan for My Future Research | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-59页 |
| Appendices | 第59-69页 |
| Publications | 第69页 |
