| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第9-11页 |
| 1.1.1 The importance of writing | 第9-10页 |
| 1.1.2 The existing problems in high school students’ writings | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Significance and purpose of the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-35页 |
| 2.1 Connectives | 第13-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of connectives | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of connectives | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Functions of connectives | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on connectives | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous studies on the use of connectives abroad | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous studies on the use of connectives at home | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Basis | 第22-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Cohesion Theory | 第22-27页 |
| 2.3.1.1 Cohesion and Coherence | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.1.2 The development of cohesion theory abroad | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.1.3 The development of cohesion theory at home | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Error Analysis Theory | 第27-31页 |
| 2.3.2.1 Definitions of errors | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Classifications of errors | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3.2.3 Procedures of error analysis | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.3 Language Transfer | 第31-33页 |
| 2.4 Theoretical Framework | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第35-43页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第35页 |
| 3.2 Research Subjects | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 Research Instruments | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Research Procedures | 第37-43页 |
| 3.4.1 The design of questionnaire | 第37页 |
| 3.4.2 Data collection | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4.3 Data analysis | 第38-43页 |
| 3.4.3.1 The identification of connectives | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4.3.2 The evaluation of compositions | 第39页 |
| 3.4.3.3 The grouping of students’ compositions | 第39-40页 |
| 3.4.3.4 The classification of error connectives | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第43-80页 |
| 4.1 The general pattern of the use of connectives | 第43-48页 |
| 4.2 The relationship between the use of connectives and writing quality | 第48-56页 |
| 4.2.1 Correlation between the use of connectives and writing score | 第48-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Differences on the use of connectives between the High-level Groupand the Low-level Group | 第51-56页 |
| 4.3 Analyses of problems in the use of connectives | 第56-66页 |
| 4.4 Results and analyses of the questionnaire | 第66-72页 |
| 4.5 The suggestions for teachers | 第72-80页 |
| 4.5.1 Implementing English teaching on the discourse level | 第73-74页 |
| 4.5.2 Adjusting the way of writing teaching | 第74-75页 |
| 4.5.3 Teaching connectives systematically and comprehensively | 第75-77页 |
| 4.5.4 Instructing different cohesive devices | 第77-78页 |
| 4.5.5 Paying attention to differences between Chinese language and EnglishLanguage | 第78-80页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第80-85页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第80-81页 |
| 5.2 Implications for English instruction | 第81-83页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study | 第83-84页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for the future research | 第84-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-89页 |
| Appendices | 第89-99页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Scoring Criteria of the Writing | 第89-91页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Writing Task | 第91-92页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Proportion of connectives to all words in students’ writings | 第92-95页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Questionnaire | 第95-99页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第99-101页 |
| 附件 | 第101页 |
