| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Purpose of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| ·Methods of the study | 第13-16页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Critical Thinking and CDA—Theory and Methodology | 第18-36页 |
| ·The reason we need to think critically | 第18-20页 |
| ·What critical thinking is | 第18-19页 |
| ·Prejudice,bias,and oppression | 第19页 |
| ·Unreflective acceptance of cultural attitudes | 第19页 |
| ·Blind obedience and unquestioning deference | 第19-20页 |
| ·Language | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Role of Language in the Assessment of Arguments | 第20页 |
| ·The importance of context | 第20-21页 |
| ·Biased language | 第21页 |
| ·CDA and its theoretical foundations | 第21-31页 |
| ·Characteristics of CDA | 第21-23页 |
| ·Theoretical foundation of CDA | 第23-27页 |
| ·CDA in news reporting | 第27-31页 |
| ·Strategies and Methodologies in Analysis | 第31-36页 |
| ·Fairclough's operational strategy | 第32页 |
| ·Teun van Dijk's operational strategy | 第32-33页 |
| ·Wodak's operational strategy | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Quantitative research result—a numerical fact | 第36-39页 |
| ·A general introduction to the subprime crisis | 第36-37页 |
| ·Opposite in opinion—the quantitative research result | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Case Study—two opposite examples with one same purpose | 第39-63页 |
| ·Case study A—an example of optimism | 第39-44页 |
| ·News topics:right call for the bailout plan | 第39-41页 |
| ·Positive representation:bailout will save U.S.economy | 第41-43页 |
| ·Meaning and form study of Text A | 第43-44页 |
| ·Case study B—an example of pessimism | 第44-48页 |
| ·News topics:from bailout plan to the worst case scenarios | 第44-45页 |
| ·Negative representation:bailout only ruins U.S.economy | 第45-47页 |
| ·Meaning and form study of Text B | 第47-48页 |
| ·Revelation through comparison | 第48-63页 |
| ·Local and global meanings | 第48-52页 |
| ·Context models | 第52-55页 |
| ·Event models | 第55-57页 |
| ·Social cognition | 第57-59页 |
| ·Discourse and society | 第59-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第63-67页 |
| Reference | 第67-70页 |
| Appendix A Glossary on key terms | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix B Two reports selected | 第72-78页 |
| Appendix C Titles of news reports on bailout plan | 第78-80页 |
| Appendix D A subprime crisis timeline(from Sept.2008 to Oct.2008) | 第80-87页 |
