| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Summary | 第10-11页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| ·Literature Review of English Writing | 第11-14页 |
| ·English Writing Researches in the West | 第11-13页 |
| ·English Writing Researches in China | 第13-14页 |
| ·The History of Thematic Theory | 第14-17页 |
| ·Related Thematic Study by Foreign Scholars | 第14-16页 |
| ·Related Thematic Study by Chinese Scholars | 第16-17页 |
| ·Summary | 第17-18页 |
| 3 Theme and the Teaching of English Writing | 第18-33页 |
| ·Theme and Rheme | 第18-24页 |
| ·Identification of Theme | 第18-20页 |
| ·Classification of Theme | 第20-24页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Problems in the English Writing of the Chinese Students Using the Theme Theory | 第24-32页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第25-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| 4 Thematic Progression and the Teaching of English Writing | 第33-46页 |
| ·Thematic Progression | 第33-40页 |
| ·Frantisek Danes' Theory of Thematic Progression | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Other Main Models of Thematic Progression Proposed by Chinese Scholars | 第35-40页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Problems in the English Writing of the Chinese Students Using the Thematic Progression Theory | 第40-45页 |
| ·Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第40-41页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第41-45页 |
| ·Textual Thematic Progression and the Semantic Structure | 第45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-46页 |
| 5 Suggestions | 第46-49页 |
| ·Improving Writing Through Reading on the Basis of Theme and Thematic Progression | 第46-47页 |
| ·Improving Writing Through Classroom Practices on the Basis of Theme and Thematic Progression | 第47-48页 |
| ·Improving Writing Through Helping Students to Develop English Way of Thinking | 第48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Notes | 第51-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
| Appendix A | 第55-56页 |
| Appendix B | 第56-57页 |
| Publications during M.A. Study | 第57-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-59页 |
