| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 General Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Background of Syntactic Complexity | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Measurement | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Measures and Definitions in the Present Study | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Studies on Syntactic Complexity | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Development Stages of Syntactic Complexity Features | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Syntactic Complexity and Writing Quality | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Empirical Studies on Syntactic Complexity | 第23-26页 |
| 2.3.1 The Effects of Influencing factors | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.2 The Effects of Proficiency Levels | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.3 Development Features Over Time | 第26页 |
| 2.4 A Review of Self-correction | 第26-30页 |
| 2.4.1 Theoretical Basis | 第26-28页 |
| 2.4.2 The Necessity and Significance of Self-correction | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4.3 Empirical Studies | 第29-30页 |
| 2.5 Summary and Research Gaps | 第30-32页 |
| 3. Methodology | 第32-36页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第32页 |
| 3.2 Research Subjects | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection and Analysis | 第34-36页 |
| 4. Results and Discussion | 第36-63页 |
| 4.1 Longitudinal Development Features During Writing Practice | 第36-43页 |
| 4.2 Development Features of Different Proficiency Groups | 第43-54页 |
| 4.3 Development Features of Self-correction | 第54-63页 |
| 4.3.1 General Features of Self-correction | 第55-57页 |
| 4.3.2 Changes in Length of Production Measures | 第57-58页 |
| 4.3.3 Changes in Sentence Complexity and Subordination Measures | 第58-60页 |
| 4.3.4 Changes in Coordination Measures | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3.5 Changes in Measures of Particular structures | 第61-63页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第64页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第64-66页 |
| Reference | 第66-73页 |
| Appendix | 第73-75页 |
