| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-14页 |
| List of Tables | 第14-15页 |
| List of Figures | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| ·Defining the Issue | 第17-18页 |
| ·Rationale | 第18-19页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第19-20页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第19页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第19-20页 |
| ·Significance | 第20-21页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第22-28页 |
| ·Effective Coverage of a Crisis | 第22页 |
| ·Principle of Crisis Coverage | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Crisis Coverage | 第23-28页 |
| ·Reporting Mode | 第23页 |
| ·Reporting Strategies | 第23-24页 |
| ·Reporting Functions | 第24页 |
| ·Content of Crisis Reporting | 第24页 |
| ·Problems in Crisis Reporting | 第24-25页 |
| ·Media's Responsibility and Morality in Crisis Reporting | 第25页 |
| ·Application of New Media in Crisis Reporting | 第25页 |
| ·Interdisciplinary Studies | 第25-26页 |
| ·Contrastive Studies on Crisis Coverage | 第26页 |
| ·Appraisal Study of Crisis Coverage | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-44页 |
| ·Attitude | 第30-32页 |
| ·Affect | 第30-31页 |
| ·Judegment | 第31-32页 |
| ·Appreciation | 第32页 |
| ·Graduation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Force | 第32页 |
| ·Focus | 第32-33页 |
| ·Engagement | 第33-40页 |
| ·Dialogic Expansion | 第34-36页 |
| ·Entertain | 第35页 |
| ·Attribute | 第35-36页 |
| ·Dialogic Contraction | 第36-40页 |
| ·Disclaim | 第36-38页 |
| ·Deny | 第37-38页 |
| ·Counter | 第38页 |
| ·Proclaim | 第38-40页 |
| ·Concur | 第38-39页 |
| ·Endorse | 第39页 |
| ·Pronounce | 第39-40页 |
| ·Application of Appraisal Theory and Engagement | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第44-73页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistical Study of Engagement Resources in Chinese and English Crisis News | 第44-50页 |
| ·Distribution of Engagement Resources in English Crisis News | 第44-47页 |
| ·Global Statistics of Engagement Resources of English Crisis News | 第44-46页 |
| ·Local Statistics of Engagement Resources of English Crisis News | 第46-47页 |
| ·Distribution of Engagement Resources in Chinese Crisis News | 第47-50页 |
| ·Global Statistics of Engagement Resources of Chinese Crisis News | 第47-49页 |
| ·Local Statistics of Engagement Resources of Chinese Crisis News | 第49-50页 |
| ·Realization of Engagement Resources in English and Chinese Crisis Coverage | 第50-61页 |
| ·Analysis of Dialogic Expansive Resources | 第51-55页 |
| ·Entertain | 第51-52页 |
| ·Attribute and Acknowledge | 第52-55页 |
| ·Analysis of Contract Resources | 第55-61页 |
| ·Disclaim | 第56-59页 |
| ·Proclaim | 第59-61页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences between the Chinese and English Crisis Coverage | 第61-73页 |
| ·Comparison Statistics between Chinese and English Crisis News | 第61-65页 |
| ·Global Statistics of Engagement Resources of Chinese and English Crisis News | 第62-64页 |
| ·Local Statistics of Engagement Resources of Chinese and English Crisis News | 第64-65页 |
| ·Discussion | 第65-73页 |
| ·Similarities and Discussion | 第65-67页 |
| ·Differences and Discussion | 第67-70页 |
| ·Causes of the Similarities and Differences | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第73-78页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第73-74页 |
| ·Similarities | 第73-74页 |
| ·Differences | 第74页 |
| ·Implications | 第74-76页 |
| ·Limitations | 第76-78页 |
| Reference | 第78-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ The Corpus of the Study | 第83-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Coding Scheme of Engagement | 第90-91页 |
| Published Works during MA Study | 第91页 |
