| Abstract in English | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Purpose of the study | 第10页 |
| Statement of the problem | 第10-11页 |
| Significance of the study | 第11页 |
| Organization of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第13-30页 |
| ·Previous writing teaching abroad and in China | 第13-20页 |
| ·Previous writing teaching abroad | 第13-16页 |
| ·Previous writing teaching in China | 第16-20页 |
| ·Review on Length Approach | 第20-27页 |
| ·The development of Length Approach | 第21-25页 |
| ·Previous studies on Length Approach | 第25-27页 |
| ·Present writing teaching at normal schools | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation | 第30-40页 |
| ·Input and output theory in SLA | 第30-34页 |
| ·The Input Hypothesis | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Output Hypothesis | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Functions of output | 第32-34页 |
| ·Affective Factors in Output | 第34-38页 |
| ·Anxiety | 第34-35页 |
| ·Motivation | 第35-36页 |
| ·Self-concept and self-confidence | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Filter Hypothesis | 第37-38页 |
| ·Interlanguage Theory and Error Correction | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第40-47页 |
| ·Research questions | 第40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40-41页 |
| ·Instruments | 第41-42页 |
| ·Two English writing tests | 第41页 |
| ·Two final exams | 第41-42页 |
| ·Two questionnaires | 第42页 |
| ·Procedures of the experiment | 第42-45页 |
| ·Data collection | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第47-62页 |
| ·Results and analysis of two writing tests | 第47-50页 |
| ·Results and analysis of two final exams | 第50-52页 |
| ·Results and analysis of two questionnaires | 第52-58页 |
| ·Discussion and major findings | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter Five Implications for EFL Teaching and Learning | 第62-69页 |
| ·The shifting of teacher’s role | 第62-63页 |
| ·The increasing of output activities | 第63-64页 |
| ·The building of self-concept and self-confidence | 第64-66页 |
| ·The challenge to the view of error and evaluation | 第66-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| Summary of the study | 第69-70页 |
| Limitations of the study | 第70-71页 |
| Suggestions for further research | 第71-72页 |
| References | 第72-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| Appendices | 第78-98页 |
| Publications | 第98页 |
