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Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
1.1 The significance of TBA in college English writing teaching
1.2 Research questions
1.3 The layout of the thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Relevant definitions
2.1.1 The definition of TBA
2.1.2 The definitions of a task
2.1.3 Tasks and exercises
2.1.4 Task design
2.2 Theoretical framework
2.2.1 Social constructivism
2.2.2 SLA theory
2.3 Research background
2.3.1 EFL writing studies abroad
2.3.2 EFL writing studies in China
2.3.3 Previous researches on TBA
2.3.4 The application of TBA to the teaching of college English writing
3 Research Methodology
3.1 Objectives
3.2 Subjects
3.3 Procedures
3.3.1 Pre-test
3.3.2 The experimental class
3.3.3 The control class
3.3.4 Post-test
3.3.5 The post-experiment questionnaire
4 Results and Discussion
4.1 Major findings from the research
4.1.1 Quantitative data analysis
4.1.2 Analysis of questionnaire results
4.2 Other findings
4.2.1 The benefits to the learners
4.2.2 The role of the teacher
5 Conclusions
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations
References
Appendix