| Acknowledgements | 第1-11页 |
| Abstract | 第11-14页 |
| 摘要 | 第14-16页 |
| List of Tables | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第17-21页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Rationale of the study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Methodology of the study | 第19-20页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-38页 |
| ·Overseas and domestic studies on learner autonomy | 第21-31页 |
| ·Definitions of learner autonomy | 第21-24页 |
| ·Theoretic framework of learner autonomy | 第24-25页 |
| ·Research concerning learner autonomy | 第25-28页 |
| ·Writing autonomy | 第28-31页 |
| ·Survey of writing autonomy | 第28-29页 |
| ·Self-regulation strategy | 第29-30页 |
| ·Cultivation of writing autonomy | 第30-31页 |
| ·Studies on the Length Approach (LA) | 第31-36页 |
| ·Development of LA and the underlying theories | 第31-34页 |
| ·Theoretic research concerning LA | 第34-35页 |
| ·Applied research concerning LA | 第35-36页 |
| ·Perspective of the present study | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第38-50页 |
| ·Research questions | 第38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38-44页 |
| ·English writing proficiency tests | 第39页 |
| ·Questionnaire surveys | 第39-43页 |
| ·Interviews | 第43-44页 |
| ·Procedures | 第44-48页 |
| ·Procedures of the study | 第44页 |
| ·Contents of the teaching experiment | 第44-48页 |
| ·Data collection | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第50-62页 |
| ·Results and analysis of the Pre and Post English writing tests | 第50-52页 |
| ·Analysis of the results of the English writing pretest | 第50-51页 |
| ·Analysis of the results of the English writing posttest | 第51-52页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the results of the two tests | 第52页 |
| ·Results and analysis of questionnaire surveys | 第52-56页 |
| ·Correlation analysis between students’ English writing autonomy and writing proficiency | 第56-57页 |
| ·Results and analysis of interviews | 第57-60页 |
| ·Discussion with observations | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第62-66页 |
| ·Major findings | 第62页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第62-64页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further studies | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第75页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第77-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ | 第79-80页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M.A. Degree | 第80-81页 |
