| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance and purpose of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the paper | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| 2.1 Error | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of error | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of error | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Research on English writing | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Related studies about error analysis in English writing abroad and at home | 第19-22页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第23-29页 |
| 3.1 Error analysis theory | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2 Contrastive analysis theory | 第25-27页 |
| 3.3 Interlanguage hypothesis | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design | 第29-34页 |
| 4.1 Research questions | 第29页 |
| 4.2 Research subjects | 第29-30页 |
| 4.3 Methods and instruments | 第30-32页 |
| 4.4 Research procedure | 第32-34页 |
| 4.4.1 Data collection | 第32-33页 |
| 4.4.2 Data analysis | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第34-65页 |
| 5.1 Results and discussion for the first question | 第34-56页 |
| 5.1.1 Classifications of language errors and their subcategories as well as correspondingexamples | 第34-35页 |
| 5.1.2 The number and percentages of errors in all sampled compositions at lexical level,grammatical level and discourse level | 第35-38页 |
| 5.1.3 The number and proportion of each kind of errors at three score levels | 第38-44页 |
| 5.1.4 Detailed analysis of language errors with examples in sampled compositions | 第44-56页 |
| 5.2 Results and discussion for the second question | 第56-65页 |
| 5.2.1 Results from questionnaire | 第56-58页 |
| 5.2.2 Results from sampled compositions | 第58-59页 |
| 5.2.3 Main causes of language errors in English writing | 第59-65页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion and Limitations | 第65-74页 |
| 6.1 Major findings of the study | 第65-66页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical implications for ESL teaching | 第66-72页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research | 第72-74页 |
| References | 第74-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix I | 第79-81页 |
| Appendix II | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第82-84页 |
| Appendix IV | 第84-88页 |
| Appendix V | 第88-89页 |
