| Introduction | 第1-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Conceptual orientation | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Main problems in students' English writing | 第11-16页 |
| Chapter 3 The influence of variables on students' English writing ability | 第16-48页 |
| 3.1 The influence of linguistic variables on the writing ability | 第16-30页 |
| 3.1.1 Effects of L1 (Chinese) and L1 (Chinese) writing ability | 第16-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Effects of L2 (English) speaking ability | 第22-25页 |
| 3.1.3 Effects of L2 (English) vocabulary | 第25-28页 |
| 3.1.4 Effects of L2 (English) reading comprehension | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2 The influence of culture on students' writing ability | 第30-40页 |
| 3.2.1 The cultural influence on rhetorical paradigms | 第31-36页 |
| 3.2.2 The cultural influence on textual organization | 第36-40页 |
| 3.3 The influence of writing strategies on the writing ability | 第40-48页 |
| 3.3.1 A review of published researches in foreign language writing strategies | 第41-44页 |
| 3.3.2 The effect of writing strategies on the writing ability | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Implications for teaching | 第48-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第52-53页 |
| References | 第53-55页 |