| ABSTRACT | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-8页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3.1 Theoretical significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3.2 Pedagogical significance | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-37页 |
| 2.1 Tolerance of ambiguity | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of TOA | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Measurement of TOA | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Theoretical foundation | 第21-24页 |
| 2.1.3.1 Individual learner differences | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.3.2 Krashen’s Input Hypothesis and Affective Filter’s Hypothesis . | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.4 Previous studies on TOA | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Writing strategies | 第26-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of writing strategies | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of writing strategies | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous studies on writing strategies | 第29-32页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies on the relationship between TOA and learning strategies | 第32-34页 |
| 2.4 Previous studies on the relationship between TOA and learning performance | 第34-37页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第37-42页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第37页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3.1 The questionnaires | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3.2 The writing test | 第39页 |
| 3.4 Procedures | 第39-42页 |
| 3.4.1 The pilot study | 第39-40页 |
| 3.4.2 Data collection | 第40页 |
| 3.4.3 Data analysis | 第40-42页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第42-62页 |
| 4.1 The overall situation of writing TOA of the participants | 第42-46页 |
| 4.2 The relationship between English majors’ writing TOA and their English writing strategies | 第46-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Correlation analysis between writing TOA and English writing strategies | 第46-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Differences in four writing strategies used by students with different writing TOA | 第49-55页 |
| 4.3 The relationship between English majors’ writing TOA and their English writing performance | 第55-62页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第62-69页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the study | 第62-63页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第63-66页 |
| 5.2.1 Theoretical implications | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2.2 Pedagogical implications | 第64-66页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the present study | 第66-67页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for further study | 第67-69页 |
| REFERENCES | 第69-76页 |
| APPENDIXⅠ | 第76-78页 |
| APPENDIXⅡ | 第78-79页 |
| APPENDIXⅢ | 第79-80页 |
| APPENDIXⅣ | 第80-82页 |
