| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第9-11页 |
| 1.1.1 The importance of writing | 第9页 |
| 1.1.2 The current situation of writing teaching and learning in senior high schools | 第9-11页 |
| 1.1.3 The methods to address this issue | 第11页 |
| 1.2 The purpose of the research project | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 The significance of the research | 第12页 |
| 1.4 The overall structure of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 Researches on English writing | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Relevant research on English writing teaching abroad | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Relevant research on English writing at home | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 An introduction to the Length Approach | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2.1 Defining the Length Approach | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Teaching ideas of the Length Approach | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.3 Teaching operations of the Length Approach | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical bases of the Length Approach | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3.1 Output hypothesis | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3.2 Constructivism | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3.3 Affective filter hypothesis | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4 Writing anxiety | 第22-23页 |
| 2.5 Autonomous learning in writing | 第23-24页 |
| 2.6 Relevant studies on the Length Approach to English writing | 第24-26页 |
| 2.6.1 Previous studies abroad | 第24-25页 |
| 2.6.2 Previous studies at home | 第25-26页 |
| 2.7 Summary of Chapter Two | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第27-40页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Research participants | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Research instruments | 第28-31页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaires | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3.2 Interview | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.3 Tests | 第31页 |
| 3.3.4 Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 19.0 | 第31页 |
| 3.4 Research procedures | 第31-34页 |
| 3.4.1 Pilot study | 第32页 |
| 3.4.2 Pre-questionnaire | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4.3 Pre-test | 第33页 |
| 3.4.4 Experimental teaching | 第33页 |
| 3.4.5 Post-questionnaire | 第33页 |
| 3.4.6 Post-test | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4.7 Interview | 第34页 |
| 3.5 Experimental teaching | 第34-38页 |
| 3.5.1 English writing teaching process in the experimental class | 第34-36页 |
| 3.5.2 English writing teaching process in control class | 第36-38页 |
| 3.6 Data collection and analysis | 第38页 |
| 3.7 Summary of Chapter Three | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第40-63页 |
| 4.1 Data analysis and discussions of Research Question 1 | 第40-49页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis and discussion of Questionnaire I | 第40-45页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis and discussion of Interview I | 第45-49页 |
| 4.2 Data analysis and discussions of Research Question 2 | 第49-56页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis and discussion of the questionnaire II | 第49-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis and discussion of Interview II | 第53-56页 |
| 4.3 Data analysis and discussions of Research Question 3 | 第56-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis and discussion of the writing tests | 第56-59页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis and discussion of Interview III | 第59-62页 |
| 4.4 Summary of Chapter Four | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第63-68页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第63-64页 |
| 5.1.1 Major findings on Research Question 1 | 第63页 |
| 5.1.2 Major findings on Research Question 2 | 第63-64页 |
| 5.1.3 Major findings on Research Question 3 | 第64页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第64-66页 |
| 5.2.1 Designing appropriate English writing tasks | 第65页 |
| 5.2.2 Shifting the teaching mode from teacher-centered to learner-centered | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2.3 Changing the way of treating errors appearing in students’ compositions | 第66页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the research | 第66-67页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for the further research | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Questionnaire for English Writing Anxiety among Senior High School Students (Chinese Version) | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Questionnaire for English Writing Anxiety among Senior High School Students (English Version) | 第76-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Questionnaire for Senior High School students’ learner autonomy in English writing (Chinese Version) | 第78-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Questionnaire for Senior High School students’ learner autonomy in English writing (English Version) | 第80-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: Pre-test | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ: Post-test | 第83-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ: Interview Ⅰ-Ⅲ(English and Chinese version) | 第84-86页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第86-87页 |
| The list of the research papers published by the author | 第87-88页 |
