| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-14页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter I INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| ·Research Background and Motivation | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Present Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-32页 |
| ·Definition | 第19-24页 |
| ·Genre | 第19-21页 |
| ·Move | 第21-22页 |
| ·Strategy | 第22-24页 |
| ·Genre Analysis | 第24-27页 |
| ·Overview of Genre Analysis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Traditional Discourse Analysis and Genre Analysis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Genre Analysis in ESP | 第26-27页 |
| ·Studies on Cover Letters | 第27-31页 |
| ·Definition and Features of English Cover Letters | 第27-28页 |
| ·Previous Studies on English Cover Letters | 第28-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter III THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第32-37页 |
| ·Bhatia's Model | 第32-33页 |
| ·Henry and Roseberry's Model | 第33-35页 |
| ·Research Theory for the Present Study | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter IV METHODOLOGY | 第37-39页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第38页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter V RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第39-53页 |
| ·Move Analysis of English Cover Letters Written by Chinese and Native Writers | 第39页 |
| ·Move Analysis of English Cover Letters Written by Chinese Writers | 第39-46页 |
| ·Move Analysis of English Cover Letters Written by Native Writers | 第46-53页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis of Move Structures of the Two Corpora | 第53-68页 |
| ·Similarities | 第55页 |
| ·Differences | 第55-60页 |
| ·Strategies Analysis of Move IC and AI | 第60-64页 |
| ·The Strategies of Move IC | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Strategies of Move AI | 第62-64页 |
| ·Determining Factors in Making the Differences in the Two Structures: Cultural and Social Backgrounds | 第64-68页 |
| ·Individualism VS. Collectivism | 第64-65页 |
| ·Linear Modes of Thinking VS Annular Modes of Thinking | 第65-66页 |
| ·Egalitarian System VS Hierarchical System | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter VI Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第68-69页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-75页 |
