| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 1.Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| Chapter 2.A Literature Review of the Relevant Research | 第20-55页 |
| ·The aim of this chapter | 第20-23页 |
| ·Contrastive analysis and the emergence of contrastive rhetoric | 第23-26页 |
| ·The scope of contrastive rhetoric | 第26-30页 |
| ·Contrastive rhetoric with a cultural orientation | 第30-44页 |
| ·The debate on product versus process and other issues | 第31-40页 |
| ·The debate on the role of the native speaker in SLA and ESL writing | 第40-44页 |
| ·Contrastive rhetoric with a text linguistics orientation | 第44-48页 |
| ·Contrastive rhetoric conducted in genre studies | 第48-53页 |
| ·Weaving all the threads together:a brief summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 3.A Theoretical Framework for This Study | 第55-81页 |
| ·The aim of this chapter | 第55-56页 |
| ·A philosophical orientation toward a discourse approach to language teaching and learning | 第56-62页 |
| ·Functional linguistics:the foundation of discourse analysis | 第62-66页 |
| ·The cohesion theory of Halliday and Hasan and discourse development | 第66-76页 |
| ·The definition of cohesion | 第67-68页 |
| ·Ways of cohesion | 第68-73页 |
| ·Revisions of,and alternative perspectives on,cohesion | 第73-76页 |
| ·The coherence theory of Beaugrande and Dressler | 第76-78页 |
| ·A theory of critical thinking | 第78-79页 |
| ·A note on data collection and its use | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter 4.The Integration of Counterarguments | 第81-112页 |
| ·The aim of this chapter | 第81-82页 |
| ·Argument, counterargument, and the nature of academic argument | 第82-85页 |
| ·The integration of counterarguments | 第85-110页 |
| ·Two inspirational studies | 第85-86页 |
| ·Initial findings from the editorials | 第86-90页 |
| ·An overall picture of counterargument integration | 第90-93页 |
| ·Editorials with zero counterarguments | 第93-103页 |
| ·Editorials with a strong counterargument | 第103-107页 |
| ·Editorials with a weak counterargument | 第107-110页 |
| ·A brief conclusion | 第110-112页 |
| Chapter 5.The Role of Counterarguments in Textual Coherence and Critical Thinking | 第112-142页 |
| ·The aim of this chapter | 第112-114页 |
| ·Counterarguments and textual coherence | 第114-134页 |
| ·Counterarguments clarify or highlight the context in which the issue at hand is embedded | 第117-128页 |
| ·Counterarguments increase the reader's sense of text coherence by activating her emotion | 第128-131页 |
| ·Counterarguments add new dimensions for the reader to weigh the merits of the main argument | 第131-134页 |
| ·Counterarguments and dialogic critical thinking | 第134-141页 |
| ·A brief conclusion | 第141-142页 |
| Chapter 6.Implications for the Teaching and Learning of ESL Composition | 第142-172页 |
| ·The aim of this chapter | 第142-144页 |
| ·A new concept of culture,a new curriculum for ESL composition | 第144-154页 |
| ·In support of a discourse approach to teaching ESL composition | 第154-163页 |
| ·Critical thinking and the process of revision | 第163-165页 |
| ·Critical thinking and the evaluation of student composition | 第165-168页 |
| ·Critical thinking in peer discussion and peer evaluation | 第168-170页 |
| ·A brief conclusion | 第170-172页 |
| Chapter 7.Conclusion | 第172-178页 |
| ·The aim of this chapter | 第172页 |
| ·Summary of the findings of this study | 第172-176页 |
| ·Limitations of this study and suggestions for further research | 第176-178页 |
| Appendix 1.Analysis of Use of Cohesive Devices in English and Chinese Editorials | 第178-182页 |
| Appendix 2.Editorial Data Used for This Contrastive Study | 第182-194页 |
| References | 第194-218页 |
