| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Introduction | 第10页 |
| ·About Writing and Writing Skills | 第10-11页 |
| ·About the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-22页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13页 |
| ·Description of Writing Skills in the Requirements | 第13-14页 |
| ·Description and Analysis of Writing Skills in the Syllabus | 第14-21页 |
| ·Sentence Writing in the Syllabus | 第14-16页 |
| ·Producing a Complete Thought by a Simple Sentence or a Complicated Sentence | 第14-15页 |
| ·Expressing Relations within Sentences | 第15-16页 |
| ·Paragraph Writing in the Syllabus | 第16-21页 |
| ·Topic Sentence | 第16-17页 |
| ·Developing Topic Sentence | 第17-19页 |
| ·Paragraph Unity | 第19-20页 |
| ·Paragraph Coherence | 第20-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第22-25页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第22页 |
| ·Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第22-24页 |
| ·Sources of Data | 第23页 |
| ·Subjects | 第23页 |
| ·Procedure of Study | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Four Discussion on Major Findings | 第25-37页 |
| ·Introduction | 第25页 |
| ·Writing Skills at Sentence Level | 第25-30页 |
| ·Thought Expression in Sentences | 第25-26页 |
| ·Skills in Expressing Relations within Sentences | 第26-30页 |
| ·Writing Skills at Paragraph Level | 第30-32页 |
| ·Topic Sentence | 第30页 |
| ·Skills in Developing the Topic Sentence | 第30-32页 |
| ·Comparison of the Three Groups in Writing Skills | 第32-37页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions and Conclusion | 第37-52页 |
| ·Introduction | 第37页 |
| ·Possible Causes of Weaknesses in Writing Skills | 第37-41页 |
| ·Possible Causes from Students | 第37-38页 |
| ·Possible Causes from Teachers | 第38-40页 |
| ·Possible Causes from the Required Writing Task in the Different Tests | 第40-41页 |
| ·Suggestions for Teachers | 第41-45页 |
| ·Paying Attention to the Training of Writing Skills in Writing Process | 第41-43页 |
| ·Taking Analysis of Writing Skills in the Written Texts into Account | 第43-44页 |
| ·Developing Writing Skills through Out-of-class Activities | 第44-45页 |
| ·Implication and Suggestions to Students | 第45-49页 |
| ·Taking the Training of Writing Skills in Whole Writing Steps into Account | 第45-47页 |
| ·Developing Positive Attitude to Writing Skills | 第47-48页 |
| ·Keeping a Portfolio of Writing Skills | 第48-49页 |
| ·Suggestions to Programs | 第49页 |
| ·Suggestions for Researchers | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第50页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-55页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Writing in the CET-6 | 第55-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Writing Skills in the College English Teaching Syllabus(1999:168) | 第56-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57页 |
