| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·The Reasons for the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Significance for the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Objective of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-38页 |
| ·The Cohesion Theory of Halliday and Hasan | 第17-28页 |
| ·The Concept of Cohesion | 第17-20页 |
| ·The Classification of Cohesive Devices | 第20-28页 |
| ·Previous Investigations of Cohesive Devices on Writing | 第28-38页 |
| ·Studies Concentrating on the Distribution of Cohesive Devices in Compositions | 第28-32页 |
| ·Studies Focusing on Tendency in the Use of Cohesive Devices in Writing by Subjects at Different Proficiency Levels | 第32-34页 |
| ·Studies on the Correlation between Cohesive Devices and the Scores of Writing | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第38-44页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38-39页 |
| ·Instruments | 第39-41页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第41页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第44-65页 |
| ·The Distribution of Cohesive Devices in the Sample Compositions | 第44-54页 |
| ·The Distribution of Overall Cohesive Devices | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Distribution of Reference in the Sample Compositions | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Distribution of Conjunctions in the Sample Compositions | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Distribution of Lexical Cohesion in the Sample Compositions | 第51-54页 |
| ·The Tendency in the Use of Overall Cohesive Devices in the Compositions across the Two Grades | 第54-60页 |
| ·The Tendency in the Use of Overall Cohesive Devices in the Compositions | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Tendency in the Use of Reference in the Sample Compositions | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Tendency in the Use of Conjunction | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Tendency in the Use of Lexical Cohesion in the Sample Compositions | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Analysis of Correlation between the Use of Cohesive Devices and the Writing Quality of the Sample Compositions | 第60-65页 |
| ·Correlation between the Use of the Overall Cohesive Devices and the Writing Quality | 第60-62页 |
| ·Correlation between the Use of Reference and the Writing Quality | 第62-63页 |
| ·Correlation between the Use of Conjunction and the Writing Quality | 第63-64页 |
| ·Correlation between the Use of Lexical Cohesion and the Writing Quality | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-69页 |
| ·Some Major Findings of This Study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implications of This Study | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第74-75页 |
| Research Paper and Project during the Study for the M.A Degree | 第75-76页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第76-77页 |
