| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-18页 |
| ·Literature Review of Studies on College English Writing | 第13-15页 |
| ·Problems in the Teaching of College English Writing | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Theme and Thematic Progression | 第18-38页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Theme and Rheme | 第18页 |
| ·Theme by Halliday | 第18-19页 |
| ·Classification of Theme by Halliday | 第19-26页 |
| ·Danes’TP Patterns | 第26-29页 |
| ·TP Patterns in China | 第29-32页 |
| ·Analytical Framework of the Study | 第32页 |
| ·How to Connect One Theme/Rheme with Another Theme/Rheme | 第32-33页 |
| ·Thematic Structure and Information Structure | 第33-36页 |
| ·Details in the Process of Analyzing the Data | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第38-40页 |
| ·Research Objective | 第38页 |
| ·Data Description and Sampling | 第38-39页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis | 第40-86页 |
| ·Analysis of Compositions in Group A | 第40-63页 |
| ·Analysis of Compositions in Group B | 第63-86页 |
| Chapter 5 Statistical Analysis | 第86-102页 |
| ·Summary of TP Patterns in the Two Groups | 第86-88页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences between Two Groups | 第88-98页 |
| ·Rate of Total TP patterns | 第89-93页 |
| ·T-T Pattern | 第93页 |
| ·R-R Pattern | 第93-94页 |
| ·R-T Pattern | 第94页 |
| ·T-R Pattern | 第94-95页 |
| ·T1-Tn+1/T2-Tn+2 | 第95-96页 |
| ·T-T1+n/R-T1+n | 第96-97页 |
| ·Macro TP and Micro TP | 第97-98页 |
| ·Problems in Thematic Construction in the Compositions of Group B | 第98-102页 |
| ·Ignorance of information in Themes and Rhemes | 第99页 |
| ·Inconsistency of Personal Pronouns | 第99-100页 |
| ·New Information in Themes | 第100-102页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第102-107页 |
| ·Major Findings in the Research | 第102-103页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第103-104页 |
| ·A Suggested Procedure for Applying Thematic Progression to Teaching | 第104-105页 |
| ·Suggestions for Applying Thematic Progression to Teaching | 第105-106页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第106-107页 |
| Bibliography | 第107-110页 |
| 发表论文和科研情况说明 | 第110-111页 |
