| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Present Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Present Study | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Present Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-32页 |
| 2.1 Rhetoric | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Three Traditional Definitions of Rhetoric | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Contrastive Rhetoric | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.3 Rhetorical Differences Between Native English Speakers and Chinese EFL Learners in English Writing | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.4 Limitations of Previous Studies and Research Purpose of the Present Study | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Explicit Instruction | 第24-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Elements of Explicit Instruction | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Studies Supporting Explicit Instruction | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第32-47页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第32页 |
| 3.2 Research Procedures | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Subjects | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4 Instruments | 第35-36页 |
| 3.5 Writing Instruction in the Two Groups | 第36-40页 |
| 3.5.1 Materials Used for Explicit Instruction | 第36页 |
| 3.5.2 Explicit Instruction Model | 第36-40页 |
| 3.6 Theoretical Framework | 第40-47页 |
| 3.6.1 T-unit | 第40页 |
| 3.6.2 Thesis Statement and Topic Sentence | 第40-41页 |
| 3.6.3 Method of Analyzing the Placement of the Thesis Statement and the Topic Sentence | 第41-43页 |
| 3.6.4 Intercoder Reliability | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter Four Results Presentation | 第47-60页 |
| 4.1 Placement Types of the Thesis Statement and the Topic Sentence | 第47-50页 |
| 4.1.1 Data on the Placement of the Thesis Statement | 第47-49页 |
| 4.1.2 Data on the Placement of the Topic Sentence | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2 Pearson Chi-Square Tests' Results | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Results of the Placement Types of the Thesis Statement | 第50页 |
| 4.2.2 Results of the Placement Types of the Topic Sentence | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Interpretation of the Results | 第51-60页 |
| 4.3.1 Interpretation of the Placement Types of the Thesis Statement | 第51-55页 |
| 4.3.2 Interpretation of the Placement Types of the Topic Sentence | 第55-60页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion | 第60-66页 |
| 5.1 Chinese EFL Students' Placement of the Thesis Statement and the Topic Sentence | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 The Effect of Explicit Instruction on the Placement of the Thesis Statement and the Topic Sentence | 第61-64页 |
| 5.3 Culture and Rhetoric | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第66-70页 |
| 6.1 Research Findings | 第66-67页 |
| 6.1.1 Rhetorical Features of Chinese EFL Students' Expository Writing | 第66页 |
| 6.1.2 The Effectiveness of Explicit Instruction in Chinese EFL Students' Acquisition of Rhetorical Patterns | 第66-67页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第67-68页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-75页 |
| Appendices | 第75-99页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第99-100页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第100页 |
