| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Table of Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第8页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第8-9页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-19页 |
| ·The Significance of Errors and Error Studies | 第11页 |
| ·Perspectives on Errors | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Distinction between Errors and Mistakes | 第11-13页 |
| ·Categorization of Errors | 第13-14页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis | 第14-17页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Reaction against Contrastive Analysis | 第15页 |
| ·Error Analysis | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Previous Research on EA of EFL in Writing | 第17-19页 |
| ·Researches from Empirical Perspective | 第17页 |
| ·Researches from Theoretical Perspective | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology and Research Procedure | 第19-23页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第19页 |
| ·Description of the Participants | 第19-20页 |
| ·Research Methods and Instruments | 第20-21页 |
| ·Questionnaire A | 第20页 |
| ·Writing Samples | 第20-21页 |
| ·Questionnaire B | 第21页 |
| ·The Software for Statistical Analysis | 第21页 |
| ·Judges | 第21-22页 |
| ·Procedure | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第23-45页 |
| ·Frequency and Distribution of Errors | 第23页 |
| ·Difference between High-mark and Low-mark Compositions | 第23-25页 |
| ·Comparison between Sample 1 and Sample 3 | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Correlation among Writing Proficiency and Error Categories | 第26-27页 |
| ·Descriptions of Errors | 第27-34页 |
| ·Errors in Substance Level | 第27-28页 |
| ·Errors in Lexical Level | 第28-30页 |
| ·Errors in Grammatical Level | 第30-32页 |
| ·Errors in Cohesive Level | 第32-33页 |
| ·Errors in Idiomatic Level | 第33-34页 |
| ·Results from Questionnaire A | 第34-35页 |
| ·Results from Questionnaire B | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Analysis of Sources of Writing Errors | 第36-45页 |
| ·Interlingual Transfer | 第37-40页 |
| ·Intralingual Transfer | 第40-43页 |
| ·Other Sources | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第45-52页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第45页 |
| ·Suggestions on the Possible Ways of Helping EFL Writing | 第45-48页 |
| ·To Raise Students’ motivation to Write | 第45-46页 |
| ·To Strengthen Fundamental Language Knowledge in Teaching | 第46-47页 |
| ·To Give Correct Judgment and Responses on Errors | 第47-48页 |
| ·Implications for EFL Teaching of the First Academic Year in College | 第48-50页 |
| ·To Make a Good Shift from High School in Teaching Syllabus and Methodology | 第49页 |
| ·To Make a Good Shift from High School to College in the Choice of English Teaching Recourses | 第49-50页 |
| ·To Help Students to Adjust Their Learning Habits and Strategies | 第50页 |
| ·Limits and Suggestions | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-55页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Writing Sample 1 | 第55-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Writing Sample 2 | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Writing Sample 3 | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ High-mark Group | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Low-mark Group | 第59-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Questionnaire A | 第60-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ Questionnaire B | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第63页 |
