| ACKNOMLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One PURPOSES OF THE STUDY | 第13-23页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13页 |
| ·Orientation of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Background | 第13-16页 |
| ·Requirements of English Writing Teaching in Senior High School | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Situation of the Teaching of Writing in Senior High School | 第15-16页 |
| ·Focus of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definition of Terms | 第19-22页 |
| ·Summary of this Chapter | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE EREVIEW | 第23-33页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis | 第23-27页 |
| ·Discourse Analysis | 第23-24页 |
| ·Error Analysis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Language Transfer in Language Learning | 第25-26页 |
| ·Differences of Conjunctions Used between Chinese and English | 第26页 |
| ·The Role of Cohesion in English | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Studies on the Use of Conjunctions in Writing | 第27-32页 |
| ·Conjunctions and Writing | 第28-32页 |
| ·Summary of Literature Review | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第33-41页 |
| ·Introduction | 第33页 |
| ·Methodological Rational | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Quantitative Research Design | 第34-39页 |
| ·Subjects | 第35页 |
| ·The Division of Two Ability Groups | 第35-36页 |
| ·Materials | 第36页 |
| ·Procedures | 第36-38页 |
| ·Instruments of Data Analysis | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Qualitative Research Design | 第39页 |
| ·Validity of the Study | 第39页 |
| ·Summary of Methodology | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH | 第41-51页 |
| ·Introduction | 第41页 |
| ·Statistical Analyses of the Data | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Correlation between the Scores of Students' Writing and the Use of Conjunctions | 第42-43页 |
| ·Differences between Higher Level Writing Group and Lower Level Writing Group | 第43-44页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第44-45页 |
| ·Analysis of Conjunctions Used in the Subjects' Compositions | 第45-49页 |
| ·Discussion | 第49-50页 |
| ·Discussion about the Role of Conjunctions in EFL Writing | 第49页 |
| ·Discussion about the Effect of Conjunctions on Different Ability Groups | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary of Outcomes of the Study | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第51-57页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications for EFL Teaching Practice in Chinese Senior High Schools | 第52-55页 |
| ·Teaching Students Cohesive Knowledge in EFL Writing in Senior High Schools | 第52-53页 |
| ·Negative Effect of Standardized Tests being Obvious | 第53-54页 |
| ·Ensuring Enough Proper Language Input for Students | 第54页 |
| ·Adjusting Method of Error Modification | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第55页 |
| ·Recommendations for Further Research | 第55-57页 |
| REFERENCES | 第57-60页 |
