Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 The study of L2 writing 1
1.3 EFL writing in the context of China 4
1.4 Scope of the present study 5
1.5 Organization of the book 6
Chapter 2 Literature Review 7
2.1 Introduction 7
2.2 Key constructs 7
2.3 An overview of previous studies 17
2.4 Summary 31
Chapter 3 Methodology 34
3.1 Introduction 34
3.2 Data collection methods：keystroke logging and stimulated recall 34
3.3 The pilot study 40
3.4 The main study 44
Chapter 4 Language Development Patterns Across Grade Levels 55
4.1 Introduction 55
4.2 Accuracy 55
4.3 Lexical complexity 64
4.4 Grammatical complexity 77
4.5 Fluency 84
4.6 Comparing scores 97
4.7 Correlations between product measures and holistic scores 99
4.8 Summary 100
Chapter 5 Temporal Aspects of Online Writing 103
5.1 Introduction 103
5.2 Definition of pause 103
5.3 Results of data analyses 104
5.4 Summary 125
Chapter 6 A Qualitative Study of The Stimulated Interview Data 128
6.1 Introduction 128
6.2 The participants'attitudes towards EFL writing 128
6.3 Difficulty of the writing tasks 133
6.4 The writing process 137
6.5 Summary 155
Chapter 7 Conclusion 156
7.1 Introduction 156
7.2 A summary of the main findings 156
7.3 Research and pedagogical implications 161
7.4 Limitations of the present study and suggestions for future research 162
Appendix A Sample Examination Writing Prompts 164
Appendix B The Picture Writing Task 166
Appendix C Cummming's（1989）Coding Scheme for Attention to Aspects of Writing 167
Appendix D Cummming's（1989）Coding Scheme for Problem-solving Behaviors 168
Appendix E Polio's（1997）Guidelines for T-units，Clauses，Word Counts and Errors 169
Appendix F Durlcie's Final Text and LIN File of Her Argumentative Writing 171
Appendix G Shrimry's Final Text and LIN File of Her Argumentative Writing 173
Appendix H Jack's Final Text and LIN File of His Argumentative Writing 176
List of References 182