| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Current Situation of English Writing in China | 第10页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| 2 A Literature Review of Patterns of Thought and Discourse | 第12-16页 |
| ·The Development of Patterns of Thought and Discourse Abroad | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Development of Patterns of Thought and Discourse in China | 第14-15页 |
| ·Summary | 第15-16页 |
| 3 Theoretical Foundation of the Study | 第16-23页 |
| ·Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第16-18页 |
| ·Patterns of Thought and Discourse | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Definition of Patterns of Thought | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Definition of Discourse | 第19-20页 |
| ·Relationship Between Patterns of Thought and Discourse | 第20-21页 |
| ·Patterns of Thought and Culture | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| 4 English Writing and Patterns of Thought | 第23-25页 |
| ·Relationshiop Between English Writing and Patterns of Thought | 第23页 |
| ·The Role of English Writing in Forming Patterns of Thought | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| 5 Different Patterns of Thought and Their Realization in Discourse | 第25-34页 |
| ·Chinese Patterns of Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第25-29页 |
| ·Circular Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第25-26页 |
| ·Image Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第26-27页 |
| ·Subjective Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第27-28页 |
| ·Parataxis Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第28-29页 |
| ·Western Patterns of Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第29-33页 |
| ·Linear Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第29-30页 |
| ·Abstract Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第30-31页 |
| ·Objective Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第31页 |
| ·Hypotaxis Thought and Its Realization in Discourse | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| 6 An Empirical Study of Writing by Chinese and Westerners | 第34-49页 |
| ·Study Objectives and Questions | 第34-35页 |
| ·Subjects and Their Basic Information | 第35页 |
| ·Method and Instruments | 第35-36页 |
| ·Judges | 第36页 |
| ·Results | 第36-38页 |
| ·Analysis | 第38-48页 |
| ·Writing Samples from Students of Non-English Majors | 第38-39页 |
| ·Writing Samples from Students of English Majors | 第39-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| 7 Implications and Strategies for Teaching English Writing | 第49-53页 |
| ·Implications | 第49页 |
| ·Strategies for Teaching English Writing | 第49-52页 |
| ·Reciting and Imitating | 第50页 |
| ·Contrastive Approach | 第50-51页 |
| ·Process Writing | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Notes | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-70页 |
| Papers Published in the Period of M.A. Education | 第70-71页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第71-72页 |
