| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-17页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第17-20页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Aims and significance of the study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-27页 |
| ·General studies of English writing at home and abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·General studies at home | 第20页 |
| ·General studies abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·Specific studies of English writing techniques | 第21-27页 |
| ·A review of punctuation | 第21-22页 |
| ·A review of diction | 第22-23页 |
| ·Definitions of diction | 第22-23页 |
| ·Types of words | 第23页 |
| ·A review of effective sentences | 第23-25页 |
| ·A review of rhetorical devices | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第27-31页 |
| ·Research design | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Research methods | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第28页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第28-30页 |
| ·Questionnaire and interview | 第28-29页 |
| ·Grading the compositions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Variables involved in the research | 第30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Four Research Analysis and Findings | 第31-48页 |
| ·Interviews on teachers | 第31-32页 |
| ·Interviews on Intensive English teacher | 第31页 |
| ·Interviews on English Writing teacher | 第31-32页 |
| ·Questionnaires of subjects’ opinions on using writing techniques | 第32-39页 |
| ·Subjects’ opinions on their grounding knowledge | 第32-33页 |
| ·Subjects’ opinions on using punctuation | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects’ opinions on using diction | 第33-34页 |
| ·Subjects’ opinions on using effective sentences | 第34-35页 |
| ·Subjects’ opinions on using rhetorical devices | 第35-36页 |
| ·Comparison between subjects’ opinions on using writing techniques | 第36-38页 |
| ·Subjects’ opinions on their own ability and problems in writing | 第38-39页 |
| ·Scores of writing techniques and their correlations with total scores | 第39-48页 |
| ·Scores of punctuation in writing | 第39-40页 |
| ·Scores of diction in writing | 第40-42页 |
| ·Scores of effective sentences in writing | 第42-44页 |
| ·Scores of rhetorical devices in writing | 第44-46页 |
| ·Correlation between writing techniques and writing score | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions, Implications and Limitations | 第48-56页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第48-49页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第49-54页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications to students | 第49-50页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications to English writing teachers | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications to teaching materials and teaching schedule | 第51-53页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications to teachers’ feedback and students’ practice | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further research | 第54-56页 |
| References | 第56-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-60页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第61-63页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第63-64页 |
