| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| CONTENTS | 第11-14页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第14-15页 |
| TABLES | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第16-22页 |
| ·Purposes of this Study | 第18-20页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第22-37页 |
| ·Contrastive Rhetoric | 第22-29页 |
| ·Definition of Contrastive Rhetoric | 第22-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation of Contrastive Rhetoric | 第23-25页 |
| ·Kaplan's Work | 第25-27页 |
| ·Various Views on Chinese Rhetorical Patterns | 第27-29页 |
| ·Summary of Contrastive Rhetoric | 第29页 |
| ·The Taxonomy of the Thinking Modes between Chinese and English | 第29-34页 |
| ·Subjective Thinking Pattern vs.Objective Thinking Pattern | 第30-31页 |
| ·Inductive Thinking Pattern vs.Deductive Thinking Pattern | 第31-32页 |
| ·Synthetic Thinking Pattern vs.Analytic Thinking Pattern | 第32-33页 |
| ·Ambiguous Thinking Pattern vs.Precise Thinking Pattern | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary of the Taxonomy of Thinking Modes | 第34页 |
| ·A Review of the Text Features in Argumentative Writings Written by English Majors | 第34-37页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第37-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第37页 |
| ·Aims and Significance of the Research | 第37-38页 |
| ·Aims of the Research | 第37页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypothesis | 第38页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第38页 |
| ·Hypothesis of the Study | 第38页 |
| ·Operational Definitions | 第38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39-40页 |
| ·Principles of Choosing the Samples in this Study | 第39-40页 |
| ·Analytical Procedures | 第40-42页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR DATA ANALYSIS,DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS | 第42-65页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第42-50页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第42-45页 |
| ·Inductive and Deductive Patterns | 第45-47页 |
| ·Concluding Paragraphs | 第47-49页 |
| ·Paragraph Division | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary of Major Findings | 第50-52页 |
| ·Discussions on the Experiment Results | 第52-59页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第52-54页 |
| ·Inductive and Deductive Patterns | 第54-56页 |
| ·Paragraph Division | 第56-57页 |
| ·Conclusion Paragraphs | 第57页 |
| ·The Differences of Text Features of Argumentations between Non-English Majors and English Majors | 第57-59页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第59-65页 |
| ·Input of Contrastive Rhetoric in Non-English Majors' Classes | 第59-60页 |
| ·Input of Thinking Modes in Non-English Majors' Classes | 第60-62页 |
| ·Input of Writing Skills and Discourse Analysis in Non-English Majors' Classes | 第62-65页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第65-67页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第65-66页 |
| ·The Limitations of this Study | 第66-67页 |
| REFERENCES | 第67-71页 |
| APPENDIX A | 第71-73页 |
| APPENDIX B | 第73-74页 |
| APPENDIX C | 第74-75页 |
