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Acknowledgements
Chapter One Introduction
1. The Origin and Aim of the study
2. The Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
1. Introduction
2. The Four Writing Approaches
2.1 Product approach
2.2 Process approach
2.3 Content approach
2.4 Genre approach
3. Synthesis of different approaches in teaching practice
Chapter Three Theoretical Frame Work of This Study
1 Introduction
2 Theory of Exploratory Practice (EP)
2.1 The Concept of EP
2.2 Key Features of Exploratory Practice
2.3 The relationship between EP and other approaches to practitioner Research
2.4 Development of EP
2.5 Narrative, qualitative research and EP
3 Theories about Learning Community
3.1 The Concept of Community in Social Theories
3.2 Community of Practice and Social Theory of Learning
3.3 Learning Community
Chapter Four Methodology
1 The research setting
2 Participants: the learners and the teacher
3 Data Collection
4 Data Analysis
Chapter 5 Results: teaching writing as understanding life in learning communities
1 The first writing assignment: a dialogue of the direction of curriculum change
2 The second writing task: the display of 'qulity of life' and development of collaborative learning in CoPs
3 The third writing assignment:from text to communities
4 The fourth writing assignment:learning as inquiry, learning as EP,life
5 A Summary
Chapter 6 Discussion and Implications
1 Focus on "quality of life" rather than on "quality of work"in writing instruction, which can be interpreted in four aspects
2 Peer revision activity is a meaningful leaning activity,which can promote students' collaborative learning in the communities of practice.So teachers should encourage the development of various CoPs
Chapter 7 Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix