| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-31页 |
| ·Definition of procedural knowledge | 第15-18页 |
| ·Linguistic representation of procedural knowledge | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous studies on PV | 第20-23页 |
| ·Linguistic functions of PV | 第23-24页 |
| ·Working definition of PV | 第24-25页 |
| ·Semantic taxonomy of PV | 第25-29页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 2 Methodology | 第31-44页 |
| ·Research questions | 第31页 |
| ·Research design | 第31-44页 |
| ·Software | 第32页 |
| ·Data | 第32-36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36-44页 |
| ·Quantitative data | 第36-41页 |
| ·Qualitative data | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter 3 Data analysis and discussion | 第44-77页 |
| ·Quantitative data | 第44-69页 |
| ·Abandonment of tagged PV lists | 第44-46页 |
| ·Discussion of correlation between PV and writing quality | 第46-69页 |
| ·Relation between PV and writing quality | 第47-49页 |
| ·Relation between logical relations and writing quality | 第49-57页 |
| ·Relation between change of state and writing quality | 第57-59页 |
| ·Relation between functioning and writing quality | 第59-61页 |
| ·Relation between physical relations and writing quality | 第61-69页 |
| ·Quantified qualitative data | 第69-77页 |
| ·PV of logical relations in writing | 第71-73页 |
| ·PV of identity relations in writing | 第71-72页 |
| ·PV of inclusion relations in writing | 第72-73页 |
| ·PV of change of state in writing | 第73-74页 |
| ·PV of functioning in writing | 第74页 |
| ·PV of physical relations in writing | 第74-77页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第77-83页 |
| ·Limitations and improvements | 第78-80页 |
| ·Implications for EFL teaching and learning | 第80-82页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第82-83页 |
| References | 第83-86页 |
| Appendix 1 Semantic taxonomy of PV | 第86-89页 |
| Appendix 2 Essay prompt | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix 3 Tables of scores reliability | 第90-91页 |
| Appendix 4 Scores of top 10 compositions | 第91-92页 |
| Appendix 5 Word lists of procedural vocabulary | 第92-98页 |
| Appendix 6 Samples of top 10 compositions | 第98-100页 |
