封面
声明
中文摘要
英文摘要
目录
Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Present Study
1.2 Objectives of the Present Study
1.3 Significance of the Present Study
1.4 Layout of the Present Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Rhetoric
2.2 Explicit Instruction
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Research Procedures
3.3 Subjects
3.4 Instruments
3.5 Writing Instruction in the Two Groups
3.6 Theoretical Framework
Chapter Four Results Presentation
4.1 Placement Types of the Thesis Statement and the Topic Sentence
4.2 Pearson Chi-Square Tests’ Results
4.3 Interpretation of the Results
Chapter Five Discussion
5.1 Chinese EFL Students’ Placement of the Thesis Statement and the Topic Sentence
5.2 The Effect of Explicit Instruction on the Placement of the Thesis Statement and the Topic Sentence
5.3 Culture and Rhetoric
Chapter Six Conclusions
6.1 Research Findings
6.2 Pedagogical Implications
6.3 Limitations of the Present Studyand Suggestions for Further Study
参考文献
APPENDICES
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