| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research objectives | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Research significance | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-31页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies of Generic Structure Potential | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous studies of Generic Structure Potential abroad | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous studies of Generic Structure Potential at home | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies of Genre-Based Approach | 第23-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous studies of theories of Genre-Based Approach | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous studies of applications of Genre-Based Approach to theteaching of English writing | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3 Enlightenment for the present study | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第31-42页 |
| 3.1 The notion of genre | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Genre analysis | 第32-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Text and context | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Context of Situation | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.3 The relationship between text and its Context of Situation | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3 Constructivism and Genre-Based Approach | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4 Cooperative learning and Genre-Based Approach in English practical writinginstruction | 第38-39页 |
| 3.5 Implications of the theories for this study | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第42-71页 |
| 4.1 Research questions and hypotheses | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第44-48页 |
| 4.3.1 Tests | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3.2 Questionnaires | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3.3 Interviews | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3.4 Teaching materials | 第48页 |
| 4.4 Research procedures | 第48-52页 |
| 4.4.1 Pre-test and preliminary investigation | 第49-51页 |
| 4.4.2 Process of the experiment | 第51页 |
| 4.4.3 Post-test | 第51-52页 |
| 4.5 Teaching procedures and instructional design | 第52-69页 |
| 4.5.1 A four-phase Genre-Based Approach writing instruction cycle | 第53-58页 |
| 4.5.1.1 Preparations for the writing instruction cycle | 第53-54页 |
| 4.5.1.2 Deconstruction Phase | 第54-55页 |
| 4.5.1.3 Joint-negotiation Phase | 第55-57页 |
| 4.5.1.4 Independent Construction Phase | 第57页 |
| 4.5.1.5 Revising Phase | 第57-58页 |
| 4.5.1.6 Summary of the writing instruction cycle | 第58页 |
| 4.5.2 A teaching example based on Genre-Based Approach | 第58-69页 |
| 4.6 Data collection and analysis | 第69-71页 |
| 4.6.1 Data collection | 第69页 |
| 4.6.2 Data analysis | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第71-89页 |
| 5.1 Results | 第71-84页 |
| 5.1.1 Results of pre-test of Experimental Class and Control Class | 第71-72页 |
| 5.1.2 Results of post-test of Experimental Class and Control Class | 第72-74页 |
| 5.1.3 Results of pair samples tests of Experimental Class | 第74-75页 |
| 5.1.4 Results of different level students in Experimental Class | 第75-76页 |
| 5.1.5 Results of questionnaires | 第76-82页 |
| 5.1.6 Results of interview with teachers | 第82页 |
| 5.1.7 Results of interview with students | 第82-84页 |
| 5.2 Discussion | 第84-89页 |
| 5.2.1 Discussion in terms of research Question One | 第84-85页 |
| 5.2.2 Discussion in terms of research Question Two | 第85-87页 |
| 5.2.3 Discussion in terms of research Question Three | 第87-89页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第89-94页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第89-90页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical implications for the study | 第90-91页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study | 第91-92页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for further related research | 第92-94页 |
| References | 第94-99页 |
| Appendix I | 第99-100页 |
| Appendix II | 第100-101页 |
| Appendix III | 第101-103页 |
| Appendix IV | 第103-105页 |
| Appendix V | 第105-107页 |
| Appendix VI | 第107-109页 |
| 作者简介 | 第109页 |
