| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 General Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Rationale for the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Objectives and Signinficance of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Task Complexity | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Research on Task Complexity in Writing | 第19-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Research on Task Complexity along Resource-directing Dimension in Writing | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Research on Task Complexity along Resource-depleting Dimension in Writing | 第22-26页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Framework | 第26-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Schema Theory | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Robinson's and Skehan's Attentional Models on Task Complexity | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3.3 Flower,et al.'s and Kellogg's Writing Models | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第33-41页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3.1 Writing Tasks | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.2 Performance Measures | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3.3 Interviews | 第37页 |
| 3.4 Pilot Study | 第37-38页 |
| 3.5 Reliability Test | 第38页 |
| 3.6 Data Collection | 第38-39页 |
| 3.7 Data Analysis | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第41-58页 |
| 4.1 Results of t-test for the Effects of Topic Familiarity on Assessing Measures | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 Results of ANOVA for the Effects of Topic Familiarity on Assessing Measures among Different Proficiency Groups | 第43-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Results of ANOVA for Assessing Measures among Three Groups in Familiar Task | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Results of ANOVA for Assessing Measures among Three Groups in Unfamiliar Task | 第46-50页 |
| 4.3 Results of the Effects of Topic Familiarity on Writing Performance within the Same Proficiency Group | 第50-52页 |
| 4.4 Interview Results of the Effects of Topic Familiarity on Writing | 第52-53页 |
| 4.5 Discussion | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-64页 |
| 5.1 Summary of Major Findings | 第58-60页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第60-61页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第61-62页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Future Research | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-71页 |
| Appendix A | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix B | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix C | 第74-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
| 附件 | 第76页 |
