| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Research orientation | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research rationale | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Research questions | 第16页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the research | 第16-17页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-33页 |
| 2.1 Overview | 第19页 |
| 2.2 The continuation task | 第19-24页 |
| 2.2.1 The introduction of the continuation task | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 The empirical research on the continuation task | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Open issues | 第24页 |
| 2.3 The Self-efficacy | 第24-31页 |
| 2.3.1 Theoretical framework | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.2 The definition of self-efficacy | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.3 The definition of writing self-efficacy | 第27页 |
| 2.3.4 Empirical studies on the writing self-efficacy | 第27-31页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第33-40页 |
| 3.1 Overview | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第34-37页 |
| 3.3.1 English writing self-efficacy questionnaire | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Tasks | 第35页 |
| 3.3.3 Writing tests and scoring | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.4 Semi-structured interview | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Procedure | 第37-38页 |
| 3.5 Data collection and analysis | 第38-39页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第39-40页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第40-58页 |
| 4.1 Overview | 第40页 |
| 4.2 Results | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Results of the writing self-efficacy questionnaire | 第40-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Results on the writing performance | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Results on the relationship between writing performance and writing self-efficacy | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3.1 The correlation between writing self-efficacy and writing performance . | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3.2 The predicting ability of writing self-efficacy over writing performance | 第47-48页 |
| 4.4 Results on the semi-structured interview | 第48-51页 |
| 4.5 Summing up | 第51页 |
| 4.6 Discussion | 第51-57页 |
| 4.6.1 The effect of the continuation task on the writing self-efficacy | 第52-54页 |
| 4.6.2 The effect of the continuation task on the writing performance | 第54-56页 |
| 4.6.3 The relationship between writing self-efficacy and writing performanc . | 第56-57页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第57-58页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第58-63页 |
| 5.1 Overview | 第58页 |
| 5.2 A recapitulation of the research questions and major finding | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Implication | 第59-60页 |
| 5.4 Limitations and recommendations for future research | 第60-63页 |
| REFERENCE | 第63-69页 |
| APPENDICES | 第69-71页 |
| 在校期间发表论文清单 | 第71页 |
