introduction
0.1 research background
0.2 research questions
0.3 purpose and significance
0.4 methodology
0.5 organization of the book

chapter 1 literature review
1.1 definitions of genre
1.1.1 systemic -functional perspective
1.1.2 esp perspective
1.1.3 new rhetoric perspective
1.2 previous studies on job application letters
1.2.1 related studies abroad
1.2.2 related studies in china

chapter 2 theoretical framework
2.1 approaches to genre analysis
2.1.1 systemic -functional perspective
2.1.2 esp perspective
2.1.3 new rhetoric perspective
2.2 a three -space model of this study

chapter 3 a three - space analysis of english job application letters
3.1 social space——contextual analyses
3.1.1 context of culture
3.1.2 context of situation
3.2 social- cognitive space——generic structures analyses
3.2.1 generic structures of english job application letters by native writers
3.2.2 generic structures of english job application letters by chinese writers
3.3 textual space——linguistic analyses
3.3.1 linguistic analyses of english job application letters by native writers
3.3.2 linguistic analyses of english job application letters by chinese writers

chapter 4 a contrastive analysis of the two corpora
4.1 generic structures and linguistic features of the two corpora
4.1.1 similarities and differences of generic structures of the two corpora
4.1.2 similarities and differences of linguistic features of the two corpora
4.2 underlying causes of the differences of the two corpora
4.2.1 linguistic factor——native language vs.foreign language
4.2.2 social factor——low - power distance vs.high - power distance
4.2 0 3 cultural factor——low - context culture vs.high - context culture

chapter 5 pedagogical implications: from theory to practice
5.1 the teaching process
5.1.1 building the context
5.1.2 modeling and deeonstructing this genre
5.1.3 joint construction of the genre
5.1.4 independent construction of the genre
5.1.5 peer assessment
5.1.6 teacher assessment
5.2 instruction of cultural knowledge
5.2.1 necessity and significance
5.2.2 definitions of language and culture
5.2.3 mutual impact of language and culture
5.2.4 suggested instruction strategies
5.3 the role of teachers
5.3.1 teachers as language learners
5.3.2 teachers as researchers
5.3.3 teachers as coaches
5.3.4 teachers as coordinators
conclusion
abbreviations

appendices
appendix 1: corpus a & corpus b
appendix 2: wordsmith tools corpus a & corpus b
appendix 3 : titles of common positions
appendix 4: names of common enterprises
bibliography
postscript