| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Present situation of English writing in senior high schools | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the study | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第14-26页 |
| ·Theories related to FLA: from input to output | 第14-18页 |
| ·Krashen’s input hypothesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Krashen’s affective filter hypothesis | 第15-16页 |
| ·Swain’s comprehensible output hypothesis | 第16-18页 |
| ·Introduction to the Length Approach | 第18-25页 |
| ·Definition of the Length Approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·The features of the Length Approach | 第19-20页 |
| ·Comparison between traditional writing mode and the Length Approach | 第20-22页 |
| ·The feasibility of the Length Approach | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous research on the Length Approach | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Research methodology | 第26-38页 |
| ·Research questions | 第26-27页 |
| ·Research participants | 第27页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第27-28页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第27页 |
| ·Pre-test and post-test | 第27-28页 |
| ·Interview | 第28页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第28-36页 |
| ·Designing writing tasks | 第28-30页 |
| ·A sample class in the experimental class (EC) and the control class (CC) | 第30-34页 |
| ·Evaluation System | 第34-36页 |
| ·Research method | 第36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Data analysis and discussion | 第38-52页 |
| ·Analysis of the questionnaires | 第38-47页 |
| ·The structure and content of the questionnaires | 第38-39页 |
| ·Analysis of the results between Questionnaire l and Questionnaire 2 | 第39-45页 |
| ·Analysis of the supplementary items in Questionnaire 2 | 第45-47页 |
| ·Analysis of the tests | 第47-50页 |
| ·Analysis of pre-test | 第47-48页 |
| ·Analysis of post-test | 第48-50页 |
| ·Analysis of the interview | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-57页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications of the study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Paying more attention to the task-design | 第53页 |
| ·Shifting the teaching model from teacher-centered to student-centered | 第53-54页 |
| ·Taking measures to help student build their confident | 第54页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix I: Questionnaire I | 第59-60页 |
| Appendix II: Questionnaire II | 第60-62页 |
| Appendix III: Pre-test | 第62-63页 |
| Appendix IV: Post-test | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix V: Rating criteria for the wrting of English test | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix VI: The exam scores statistics of pre-test anf post-test of EC and CC | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix VII: Interview | 第68-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
| The list of the research papers published by the author | 第70-71页 |
