| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Problems in EFL writing | 第9页 |
| ·A brief explanation of the research topic | 第9-10页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第10-12页 |
| ·An outline of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| ·Some basic concepts | 第13-20页 |
| ·Definition of collocation | 第13-15页 |
| ·Grammatical and lexical collocations | 第15-17页 |
| ·Structural types of lexical collocations | 第17-18页 |
| ·Collocations,idioms,colligations and free combinations | 第18-20页 |
| ·Idioms | 第19页 |
| ·Colligations | 第19-20页 |
| ·Free combination | 第20页 |
| ·Approaches to the study of collocations | 第20-23页 |
| ·Descriptive approach | 第21-22页 |
| ·Empirical approach | 第22-23页 |
| ·Lexical approach | 第23-28页 |
| ·Key principles | 第24-25页 |
| ·Theoretical basis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Collocation—the missing link | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第28-38页 |
| ·Collocation and teaching | 第28-36页 |
| ·Collocation as an issue of teachability | 第28-29页 |
| ·The importance of awareness-raising | 第29-31页 |
| ·Classroom activities for teaching collocation | 第31-36页 |
| ·Context-based activity | 第32-33页 |
| ·Exploiting a dictionary | 第33-34页 |
| ·Essay writing | 第34页 |
| ·Exercises for explicit learning | 第34-36页 |
| ·Theories concerning think-aloud protocol | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第38-52页 |
| ·Research questions | 第38页 |
| ·Objectives | 第38-39页 |
| ·Subjects | 第39-40页 |
| ·Instruments | 第40-42页 |
| ·Research method | 第42-44页 |
| ·Stages of the experiment | 第42页 |
| ·Between-group design and within-group design | 第42-43页 |
| ·Statistic analysis method | 第43-44页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第44-52页 |
| ·Teaching | 第44-47页 |
| ·Teaching activities in the EG | 第44-47页 |
| ·Teaching activities in the CG | 第47页 |
| ·Writing | 第47-49页 |
| ·Pre-test writing | 第48页 |
| ·Post-test writing | 第48-49页 |
| ·Writing tasks for the 5 subjects in EG | 第49页 |
| ·Think-aloud training | 第49-51页 |
| ·Data collection | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Five Data Analysis and Discussion | 第52-64页 |
| ·Pre-test and post-test | 第52-56页 |
| ·Data elicitation | 第52页 |
| ·Results of pre-test | 第52-54页 |
| ·Results of post-test | 第54-56页 |
| ·Think-aloud protocol | 第56-59页 |
| ·The reliability and validity of the think-aloud data | 第56-58页 |
| ·Student case | 第58-59页 |
| ·Qualitative data from diary | 第59-61页 |
| ·Research questions | 第61-64页 |
| ·Question One | 第61-62页 |
| ·Question Two | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第64-69页 |
| ·Major findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第65-67页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第67-69页 |
| ·Limitations | 第67-68页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-74页 |
| Appendix A Rating Scales for Compositions in this Experiment | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix B Pre-Test Scores of All Students by Three Scorers | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix C Pre-Test Scores of Subjects by Three Scorers | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix D Post-Test Scores of Subjects by Three Scorers | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix E Composition Titles and Directions of the Two Tests | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix F Subject A's Writing Sample in Pre-test and Post-test | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix G Diary Entry | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix H Writing Sample-Assignments Instructions | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix I Subject A's Writing Samples | 第82-83页 |
