| Acknowledgements | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract in English | 第9页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 General Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Current situation of Senior Middle School | 第13-18页 |
| 1.2.1 Problems of English Writing Teaching in Senior Middle School | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2.1.1 Emphasis on linguistic accuracy | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2.1.2 Lack of variety of assessment | 第14页 |
| 1.2.1.3 Lack of writing exercises in the textbook | 第14页 |
| 1.2.2 Major Problems in Students’Writing | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2.3 Possible causes of the errors | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2.3.1 Influence of Mother Tongue | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2.3.2 Intralingua interference | 第17页 |
| 1.2.3.3 Lack of culture knowledge | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第18页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-40页 |
| 2.1 Language Learning Strategies | 第20-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of a Language Learning Strategy | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Taxonomy of Language Learning Strategies | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1.3 Importance of Language Learning Strategies in Language Learning and Teaching | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.4 Writing Strategies | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2 A strategy relative to the present research:Cognitive Strategy | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3 The Input hypothesis | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4 The established teaching models of writing | 第32-40页 |
| 2.4.1 The product approach | 第33-34页 |
| 2.4.2 The process approach | 第34-37页 |
| 2.4.3 The genre approach | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter 3 The process-genre approach to teaching writing | 第40-46页 |
| 3.1 The principle of the process-genre approach | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2 The teaching procedure for the process-genre approach | 第41-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Investigations and Analysis | 第46-50页 |
| 4.1 Methodology | 第46页 |
| 4.2 Key research hypotheses for the study | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第47页 |
| 4.4 Result | 第47-49页 |
| 4.5 Discussion | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions and implications | 第50-54页 |
| 5.1 Conclusion of the research | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the study | 第51页 |
| 5.3 Implications | 第51-52页 |
| 5.4 Suggested Pedagogical Techniques | 第52-53页 |
| 5.4.1 Integrate writing with other skills | 第52页 |
| 5.4.2 Facilitate students writing process | 第52页 |
| 5.4.3 Make effective use of feedback | 第52页 |
| 5.4.4 Increase the variety and flexibility of writing | 第52-53页 |
| 5.5 Recommendations for future research | 第53-54页 |
| References | 第54-58页 |
| Appendix | 第58页 |
