| Abstract | 第1-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第15页 |
| ·Definition of Important Terms | 第15-17页 |
| ·L1 | 第15-16页 |
| ·L2 | 第16页 |
| ·FL | 第16页 |
| ·Contrastive Rhetoric | 第16页 |
| ·Thought Patterns | 第16页 |
| ·Rhetoric | 第16-17页 |
| ·Discourse and Discourse Analysis | 第17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18页 |
| ·Origin, Development History and Research Direction of Contrastive Rhetoric | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Origins of Contrastive Rhetoric | 第18页 |
| ·Development of Contrastive Rhetoric-Parallel with Discourse Analysis | 第18页 |
| ·Research Directions | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies on Contrastive Rhetoric Abroad-Studies on the Effect of Thought Patterns on L2 Writing | 第19-25页 |
| ·Studies on Contrastive Rhetoric at Home-Studies on the Effect of Thought Patterns on L2 Writing | 第25-31页 |
| Chapter Three 3 Rationale for the Study | 第31-39页 |
| ·Sapir-Whorfian Hypothesis | 第31页 |
| ·Contrastive Rhetoric | 第31-32页 |
| ·Thought Patterns, Language and Culture | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Definition of Thought Patterns, Language and Culture | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relationships among Thought Patterns, Language and Culture | 第33页 |
| ·Chinese and Western Thought Patterns | 第33-38页 |
| ·Synthetic Thought & Analytic Thought | 第33-34页 |
| ·Subjective Thought & Objective Thought | 第34-35页 |
| ·Cyclical Thought and Linear Thought | 第35-36页 |
| ·Image Thought and Abstract Thought | 第36-38页 |
| ·English Writing and Thought Patterns | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第39-44页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第39页 |
| ·Subjects | 第39-40页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第40页 |
| ·Composition Samples | 第40页 |
| ·Interviews | 第40页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第40页 |
| ·Procedures for Data Collection | 第40-42页 |
| ·Writing Task | 第40-41页 |
| ·Interviews | 第41-42页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第42页 |
| ·Data Analyses | 第42-44页 |
| ·Analyzing the Written Products | 第42-43页 |
| ·Eliciting the Interviews | 第43页 |
| ·Eliciting the Questionnaire | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第44-74页 |
| ·Results and Discussion about Written Products | 第44-66页 |
| ·Placement of the Thesis Statement | 第44-50页 |
| ·Paragraphing | 第50-57页 |
| ·Summary Statement | 第57-61页 |
| ·The Frequency Use of the Conjunctional Words | 第61-63页 |
| ·The Frequency of the Use of Passive Voice Sentences | 第63-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| ·Results and Discussion for Interviews | 第66-72页 |
| ·Interviewees | 第66-72页 |
| ·Results and Discussion about Questionnaire | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第74-77页 |
| ·Implications for Teaching and Learning | 第74-75页 |
| ·Extensive Reading | 第74页 |
| ·Reciting and Imitating | 第74页 |
| ·Input Knowledge of Western Culture | 第74页 |
| ·Contrastive Approach | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitation and Suggestion for Further Study | 第75页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-81页 |
| Appendix | 第81-90页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第90页 |
