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  List of Abbreviationsxix
  List of Figuresxxi
  List of Tablesxxiii
 Chapter 1 Introduction
  1.1 Background of the Study
  1.2 Purposes of the Study
  Q1.3 uestions of the Study
  1.4 Layout of the Study
  1.5 Summary
 Chapter 2 Literature Review
  2.1 Nature of Writing
   2.1.1Writing as a Linguistic Activity
   2.1.2Writing as a Social-cultural Activity
   2.1.3Writing as a Cognitive Activity
  2.2 Fundamentals of Writing Ability
   2.2.1Components of Writing Ability
   2.2.2Dimensions of Writing Ability
  2.3 Classification of Writing Assessment Tasks
   2.3.1Independent Writing Tasks
   2.3.2Integrated Writing Tasks
   2.3.3Using the Reading-to-write Task for the Present Study
  2.4 Summary
 Chapter 3 Empirical and Theoretical Explorations
  3.1 Empirical Exploration
   3.1.1Description of Curriculum Requirements
   3.1.2Writing Components of CET4 and CET6
  3.2 Theoretical Exploration
   3.2.1Authentic Assessment
   3.2.2Interactive Assessment
   3.2.3Significance of Authenticity and Interactiveness to Designing Writing Tasks
  3.3 Summary
 Chapter 4 Test Specifications and Framework Construction
  4.1 Essence of Classroom Writing Assessment
   4.1.1Achievement Test
   4.1.2Criterion-reference Test
   4.1.3Implications for the Reading-to-write Task
  4.2 Scoring Methods for Writing
   4.2.1Holistic Scoring
   4.2.2Analytic Scoring
   4.2.3Implications for the Reading-to-write Task
  4.3 Framework of the Reading-to-write Task
   4.3.1Specifications of the Reading-to-write Task
   4.3.2Suggested Framework for the Reading-to-write Task
  4.4 Designing Sample Reading-to-write Tasks
  4.5 Summary
 Chapter 5 The Pilot Validation Study
  5.1 Research Purpose
  5.2 Research Subjects and the Task
  5.3 Research Operation
   5.3.1Testing Procedure
   5.3.2Scoring Procedure
   5.3.3Collection of Data
  5.4 Data Analysis
   5.4.1Questionnaire Analysis
   5.4.2Reliability and Validity of the Reading-to-write Task
  5.5 Discussion
  5.6 Summary
 Chapter 6 The Field Validation Study
  6.1Research Purpose
  6.2 Research Subjects and the Task
  6.3 Research Operation
   6.3.1Testing Procedure
   6.3.2Scoring Procedure
  6.4 Data Collection and Analysis
   6.4.1Study of Reliability and Validity
   6.4.2Comparative Study of Essay Products in Two Tasks
  6.5 Discussion
  6.6 Summary
 Chapter 7 Conclusions and Recommendations
  7.1 Research Findings
  7.2 Research Implications
   7.2.1Design Flow of the Reading-to-write Task
   7.2.2Implications of the Reading-to-write Task for Writing Instruction
  7.3 Research Significance
  7.4 Research Limitations
   7.4.1Problems of the Reading-to-write Task
   7.4.2Problems of the Study
  7.5 Further Research
  7.6 Summary
 Appendix 1 Empirical Basis
  Appendix 1.1The Regents Writing Test in Georgia State University
  Appendix 1.1ASample Test
  Appendix 1.1B Essay Scoring Rubrics
  Appendix 1.2Task 1 in TOEFL (iBT)
  Appendix 1.3Requirements of Writing Ability for Non-English Majors (Chinese Version)
  Appendix 1.4 Requirements for the Writing Components in CET4 and CET 6 (Chinese Version)
 Appendix 2 Experiments
  Appendix 2.1 Sample Task A
  Appendix 2.2 Sample Task B
  Appendix 2.3 The Independent Writing Task
  Appendix 2.4 The Reading-to-Write Task
  Appendix 2.5 Scoring Rubrics ¡—the Field Study
 Appendix 3 Questionnaires
  Appendix 3.1 The Candidate¡¯s Questionnaire ¡—the Pilot Study
  Appendix 3.2 The Rater¡¯s Questionnaire ¡—the Pilot Study
  Appendix 3.3 The Candidate¡¯s Questionnaire ¡—the Field Study
 Appendix 4 Data of the Validation Study
  Appendix 4.1 Candidates¡¯ Raw Scores in CET4 and Writing Exercises in the English Class ¡—the Pilot Study
  Appendix 4.2 Candidates¡¯ Raw Scores of the Analytic Rating and Those of Sub-categories ¡—the Pilot Study
  Appendix 4.3 Raw Scores in the Independent Writing Task ¡—the Field Study
  Appendix 4.4 Raw Scores in the Reading-to-write Task ¡—the Field Study
  Appendix 4.5 Candidates¡¯ Raw Scores in the English Term Examination, CET4 or CET 6 ¡—the Field Study
  Appendix 4.6 Raw Statistics of Discourse Analysis
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