| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-33页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation- Halliday’s Theory of Metafunctions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Definitions of Metadiscourse | 第16-19页 |
| ·Functions and Classifications of Metadiscourse | 第19-26页 |
| ·Writing | 第26-29页 |
| ·Nature of Writing | 第26-27页 |
| ·Approaches to Teaching Writing | 第27-28页 |
| ·Writing Teaching in China | 第28-29页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on the Relationship between Metadiscourse and Writing | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第33-38页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-35页 |
| ·Instruments | 第35页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第35-36页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第35-36页 |
| ·Pretest | 第36页 |
| ·Teaching Procedures | 第36页 |
| ·Posttest | 第36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Experiment Procedures | 第38-41页 |
| ·Example of Teaching in the Experimental Class | 第38-39页 |
| ·Example of Teaching in the Controlled Class | 第39-40页 |
| ·Comparison of the Teaching Content between the Experimental Class and the Controlled Class | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第41-58页 |
| ·Scores Analysis | 第41-45页 |
| ·Comparison of Scores of the Final Exam between the EC and the CC | 第41-42页 |
| ·Comparison of Scores of the Pretest between the EC and the CC | 第42-43页 |
| ·Comparison of Scores of the Posttest between the EC and the CC | 第43-44页 |
| ·Comparison of Scores of the Pre- and Post- Tests of the EC | 第44-45页 |
| ·Metadiscourse Analysis | 第45-58页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Types of Textual Metadiscourse | 第45-53页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Types of Interpersonal Metadiscourse | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第59页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Prospects for Further Study | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
| Appendix A Analytic Rating Scale | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix B The Scores of The Pretest and the Posttest between the Experimental Class and the Controlled Class | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix C The Numbers of Each Kind of Metadiscourse in the Pretest Compositions and the Revised Compositions of the Experimental Class | 第67-69页 |
| Appendix D Pretest Paper | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix E Posttest Paper | 第70-71页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第71页 |
