| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-15页 |
| I. Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| II. Literature Review | 第20-36页 |
| 2.1 Teacher Written Feedback in English Writing | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions and functions of teacher written feedback | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Types of teacher written feedback | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Other related concepts | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.3.1 Feedback focus | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.3.2 Evaluation methods | 第24页 |
| 2.1.3.3 Teachers’ activities after the feedback | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2 Related Research of Teacher Written Feedback | 第25-33页 |
| 2.2.1 Effectiveness of teacher written feedback | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Current situation of teacher written feedback | 第27页 |
| 2.2.3 Ways of teacher written feedback | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2.4 Students’ attitudes and preferences for teacher written feedback | 第29-33页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Bases | 第33-36页 |
| 2.3.1 Process approach | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.2 Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding | 第34-36页 |
| III. Research Design | 第36-43页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第37页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第37-41页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3.2 Text analysis of the marking compositions | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第40-41页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第41-43页 |
| IV. Results and Discussion | 第43-70页 |
| 4.1 Attitudes Towards Written Feedback | 第43-49页 |
| 4.1.1 Teachers’ attitudes towards written feedback | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Students’ attitudes towards written feedback | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison on the attitudes towards teacher written feedback | 第45-49页 |
| 4.2 Preferences for Teacher Written Feedback | 第49-60页 |
| 4.2.1 English teachers’ preferences for teacher written feedback | 第49-54页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Focus of teacher written feedback | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Strategies for providing teacher written feedback | 第50-53页 |
| 4.2.1.3 Evaluation methods | 第53页 |
| 4.2.1.4 Teachers’ activities after teacher written feedback | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Middle school students’ preferences for teacher written feedback | 第54-58页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Focus of teacher written feedback | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Strategies for providing teacher written feedback | 第55-57页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Evaluation methods | 第57页 |
| 4.2.2.4 Teachers’ activities after teacher written feedback | 第57-58页 |
| 4.2.3 Results from the text analysis of compositions | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2.3.1 Ways of providing feedback | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2.3.2 Evaluation methods | 第60页 |
| 4.3 Comparison on the Preferences for Teacher Written Feedback | 第60-70页 |
| 4.3.1 Comparison on the focus of teacher written feedback | 第60-63页 |
| 4.3.2 Comparison on the strategies for providing teacher written feedback | 第63-67页 |
| 4.3.3 Comparison on the evaluation methods | 第67-68页 |
| 4.3.4 Comparison on the teachers’ activities after teacher written feedback | 第68-70页 |
| V. Conclusion | 第70-77页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第70-74页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第74-76页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第76-77页 |
| References | 第77-82页 |
| Appendix I Teacher Questionnaire | 第82-85页 |
| Appendix II Student Questionnaire | 第85-88页 |
| Appendix III Interview Questions for Teachers | 第88-89页 |
| Appendix IV Interview Questions for Students | 第89页 |
