List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Acronyms
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The study of L2 writing
1.3 EFL writing in the context of China
1.4 Scope of the present study
1.5 Organization of the book
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Key constructs
2.3 An overview of previous studies
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Methodology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data collection methods : keystroke logging and stimulated recall
3.3 The pilot study
3.4 The main study
Chapter 4 Language Development Patterns Across Grade Levels
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Accuracy
4.3 Lexical complexity
4.4 Grammatical complexity
4.5 Fluency
4.6 Comparing scores
4.7 Correlations between product measures and holistic scores
4.8 Summary
Chapter 5 Temporal Aspects of Online Writing
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Definition of pause
5.3 Results of data analyses
5.4 Summary
Chapter 6 A Qualitative Study of The Stimulated Interview Data
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The participants'' attitudes towards EFL writing
6.3 Difficulty of the writing tasks
6.4 The writing process
6.5 Summary
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Introduction
7.2 A summary of the main findings
7.3 Research and pedagogical implications
7.4 Limitations of the present study and suggestions for future research
Appendix A Sample Examination Writing Prompts
Appendix B The Picture Writing Task
Appendix C Cummming''s (1989) Coding Scheme for Attention to Aspects of Writing
Appendix D Cmnmming''s (1989) Coding Scheme for Problem.solving Behaviors
Appendix E Polio''s (1997) Guidelines for T-units, Clauses, Word Counts and Errors
Appendix F Duricie''s Final Text and LIN File of Her Argumentative Writing
Appendix G Shrimry''s Final Text and LIN File of Her Argumentative Writing
Appendix H Jack''s Final Text and LIN File of His Argumentative Writing
List of References