| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| ·Definition of Test | 第15页 |
| ·The Development and Distinguishing Features of Communicative Language Testing | 第15-23页 |
| ·The Development of Communicative Language Testing | 第16-19页 |
| ·Distinguishing Features of Communicative Language Testing | 第19-23页 |
| ·Understanding of Communicative Language Testing | 第23-24页 |
| ·Status quo of Communicative Language Testing | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Background of Writing Test and Characteristics of Communicative Writing Test | 第26-35页 |
| ·Writing Ability | 第26-27页 |
| ·Methods for Assessing Writing Ability | 第27-30页 |
| ·Indirect Methods for Assessing Writing Ability | 第27-28页 |
| ·Direct Methods for Assessing Writing Ability | 第28-30页 |
| ·Types of Writing Tasks | 第30-31页 |
| ·Qualities of a Good Writing Test | 第31页 |
| ·Characteristics of Communicative Writing Test | 第31-35页 |
| ·Context | 第32页 |
| ·Need Analysis | 第32-33页 |
| ·Style and Register | 第33页 |
| ·Content | 第33-34页 |
| ·Rating Scale | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Three Status quo of Current CET-4 Writing Test | 第35-41页 |
| ·Review of Testees’Poor Performance in CET-4 Writing Test | 第35-36页 |
| ·Problems Solved and to Be Solved | 第36-41页 |
| ·Improvements in Action | 第36页 |
| ·Problems Still in Existence | 第36-41页 |
| Chapter Four Empirical Study | 第41-61页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第41页 |
| ·Methodology | 第41-61页 |
| ·Objectives | 第41-42页 |
| ·Subjects | 第42页 |
| ·Instruments | 第42页 |
| ·Procedures | 第42-59页 |
| ·Pilot Experiment Study | 第43-48页 |
| ·Task Design and Test Rubrics | 第44-46页 |
| ·Raters | 第46页 |
| ·Scoring Method | 第46-47页 |
| ·Rating Scale | 第47页 |
| ·Similar Performance of the Two Classes before the Experiment | 第47-48页 |
| ·In-experiment Study | 第48-51页 |
| ·Post-experiment Study | 第51-57页 |
| ·Analysis of Frequency Distribution | 第52-53页 |
| ·Analysis of Mean and Standard Deviation | 第53-54页 |
| ·Independent Samples T-test and Paired-samples T-test | 第54-56页 |
| ·Analysis of Concurrent Validity | 第56-57页 |
| ·Qualitative Analysis in Post-experiment Study | 第57-59页 |
| ·Writing Process | 第57-58页 |
| ·Major Problems in Writing | 第58页 |
| ·Test Rubrics | 第58页 |
| ·Teachers’Role in College English Writing Teaching | 第58页 |
| ·Students’Suggestions for College English Writing Teaching and Testing | 第58-59页 |
| ·Findings | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Five Pedagogical Implications | 第61-66页 |
| ·Implications for Curriculum Requirements | 第61-62页 |
| ·Implications for Curricula Design | 第62页 |
| ·Implications for Test Construction | 第62-64页 |
| ·Task Design | 第62-63页 |
| ·Scoring Method | 第63页 |
| ·Rating Scale | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications for College English Writing Teaching | 第64-65页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第65-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-71页 |
| Appendix I: Rating Scale of CET-4 Writing Test (from Wang Bingjin, Liu Jianli, 1995) | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Rating Scale of IELTS Writing Test (Xu Qiang, 2000) | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: TEEP Attribute Writing Scale (Weir, C., 1990) | 第75-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Rating Scale | 第77-78页 |
| AppendixⅤ: In-experiment Writing Test for the Experimental Class | 第78-79页 |
| AppendixⅥ: In-experiment Writing Test for the Control Class | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ: Post-experiment Test | 第80-81页 |
| AppendixⅧ: Interview Questions | 第81-82页 |
| Papers Published | 第82-83页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第83页 |
