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Acknowledgements
前言
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Purpose of the Present Study
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Different Terms and Definitions of Metadiscourse
2.3 Theoretical Perspectives on Metadiscourse
2.3.1 Communicative Perspective
2.3.2 Sociolinguistic Perspective
2.3.3 Psycholinguistic Perspective
2.3.4 Rhetorical Perspective
2.3.5 Cognitive Perspective
2.3.6 Functional-Pragmatic Perspective
2.3.7 Summary
2.4 The Categories of Metadiscourse
2.4.1 The Impact of Halliday's Theory on Metadiscourse
2.4.2 Types of Metadiscourse
2.5 Empirical Studies on Metadiscourse revisited
2.5.1 Relevant Empirical Studies
2.5.2 Significance of This Study
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Research Purpose and Research Questions
3.2 Research Data
3.3 Research Framework
3.4 Data Collection
Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion
4.1 Research Question 1
4.2 Research Question 2
4.2.1 Major Difference in the Use of Textual Metadiscourse in the Two Corpuses
4.2.2 Major Difference in the Use of Interpersonal Metadiscourse in the Two Corpuses
4.3 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Summary of the Research
5.2 Implications for EFL Classroom Writing Instruction
5.2.1 Help Shape Students' Correct Inner Criterion for Good Writing
5.2.2 Improve Students' Language Input Quality
5.2.3 Integrate Reading into the Teaching of Writing
5.2.4 Raise Students' Awareness of Readers
5.2.5 Teach Writing Beyond Sentence Level
5.3 Limitations of This Research
5.4 Future Research Suggestions
References