Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Statement of the Problems
1.2 Purpose and Method of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Organization of This Book
Chapter Two Review of the Relevant Literature
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Discourse Features in L2 Writing
2.3 Cohesion and Writing Quality
2.4 Coherence and Writing Quality
2.5 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Considerations
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Importance of Cohesion and Coherence in Discourse Studies
3.3 Cohesion as a Discourse Feature
3.4 Coherence as a Discourse Feature
3.5 Cohesion and Coherence as Discourse Features: Independent and Intertwined Relations
3.6 Construction of the Theoretical Model
3.7 Working Definitions of the Variables Included in the Model
3.8 Summary
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Research Questions
4.3 Participants
4.4 Research Setting
4.5 Instruments
4.6 Procedures for Data Collection
4.7 Procedures for Data Analysis
4.8 Summary
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Preliminary Data Analysis
5.3 Exploratory Analyses of Relationships between the Variables
5.4 Summary
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Major Findings
6.3 Implications of the Study
6.4 Limitations of the Study
6.5 Suggestions for Future Studies
Appendices
References