| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| CONTENTS | 第10-13页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第13页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-22页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 A brief review of the related literature | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 Key research questions | 第18页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the research | 第18-20页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the thesis | 第20-22页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第22-40页 |
| 2.1 Process writing | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 Perspectives on revision | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Teacher feedback on students’ writing | 第24-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Teacher written feedback | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Teacher-student writing conferencing | 第26-29页 |
| 2.4 Related studies on writing conferencing | 第29-34页 |
| 2.4.1 Studies on teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards writing conferencing | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4.2 Studies on the discourse involved in writing conferencing | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4.3 Studies on the link between writing conferencing and text revisions | 第31-34页 |
| 2.5 Negotiation of meaning | 第34-40页 |
| 2.5.1 Definition of negotiation of meaning | 第34-35页 |
| 2.5.2 Ways of negotiation of meaning | 第35页 |
| 2.5.3 Theoretical basis of negotiation | 第35-38页 |
| 2.5.4 Negotiation of meaning and teacher-student writing conferencing | 第38-40页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODS | 第40-56页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第40页 |
| 3.2 Research design | 第40-43页 |
| 3.2.1 Participants | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Research context | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3 Data collection | 第43-49页 |
| 3.3.1 Data collection instruments and methods | 第43-46页 |
| 3.3.2 Data collection procedures | 第46-49页 |
| 3.4 Data analysis | 第49-56页 |
| 3.4.1 Analysis of conferencing data | 第49-54页 |
| 3.4.2 Analysis of students’ writing drafts | 第54-56页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR FINGDINGS | 第56-108页 |
| 4.1 Participants’ performance in T-S writing conferencing | 第56-61页 |
| 4.1.1 The teacher’s performance in writing conferencing | 第56-59页 |
| 4.1.2 Helen’s performance in writing conferencing | 第59页 |
| 4.1.3 Daisy’s performance in writing conferencing | 第59-60页 |
| 4.1.4 Carol’s performance in writing conferencing | 第60-61页 |
| 4.2 Participants’ negotiation in T-S writing conferencing | 第61-78页 |
| 4.2.1 A quantitative overview of negotiations in T-S writing conferencing | 第61-62页 |
| 4.2.2 A qualitative account of negotiations in T-S writing conferencing | 第62-78页 |
| 4.3 The relationship between negotiations and students’ immediate revision | 第78-93页 |
| 4.3.1 A quantitative overview of students’ negotiations and immediate revisions | 第79-80页 |
| 4.3.2 A qualitative analysis of students’ negotiations and immediate revisions | 第80-93页 |
| 4.4 Long-term effect of writing conferencing on students’ revisions | 第93-108页 |
| 4.4.1 A quantitative overview of students’ delayed revisions | 第93-95页 |
| 4.4.2 A qualitative analysis of students’ delayed revisions | 第95-108页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS | 第108-120页 |
| 5.1 Summary of findings | 第108-109页 |
| 5.2 Discussion of findings | 第109-116页 |
| 5.2.1 Participants’ performance in writing conferences | 第109-111页 |
| 5.2.2 The extent of negotiation involved in T-S writing conferences | 第111-113页 |
| 5.2.3 The relationship between negotiation in conferencing and students’revisions | 第113-114页 |
| 5.2.4 The long-term effect of writing conferencing on students’ revisions | 第114-116页 |
| 5.3 Pedagogical implications | 第116-117页 |
| 5.4 Limitations of the study and recommendations for future research | 第117-120页 |
| REFERENCES | 第120-128页 |
| APPENDICES | 第128-139页 |
| Appendix A | 第128-129页 |
| Appendix B | 第129-130页 |
| Appendix C | 第130-133页 |
| Appendix D | 第133-135页 |
| Appendix E | 第135-136页 |
| Appendix F | 第136-138页 |
| Appendix G | 第138-139页 |
