| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research Orientation and Aims | 第10-11页 |
| ·Rationale for the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Key Research Question | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Autonomous Learning and Conditions of the Autonomous Learning in Rural High Schools | 第13-20页 |
| ·Definitions of Autonomous Learning | 第13页 |
| ·History of the Studies of Autonomous Learning | 第13-14页 |
| ·Theoretical Perspectives on Autonomous Learning | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Causes of Insufficient Autonomous Learning and Its Problems at Rural High Schools | 第16-20页 |
| Chapter Three A Brief Discussion about Reading | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Act of Reading | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Importance of Reading | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Input Hypothesis | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Current Situation of Reading and Teaching Reading at Rural High School | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Four A Survey on Autonomous Reading at Shouning No.1 Senior High School | 第25-29页 |
| ·Brief Talking About Autonomous Reading | 第25页 |
| ·A Survey of the Students' Autonomous Reading | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Necessity of Advocating Autonomous Reading in Senior High Schools | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Five The Empirical Study:Implementation of Autonomous Reading—One Possible Solution to Foster the Student's Autonomous Reading Ability | 第29-42页 |
| ·Description of the Project | 第29-31页 |
| ·Experiment Procedure | 第31-39页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第39-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第42-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-45页 |
| 附录一(Appendix 1) | 第45-47页 |
| 附录二(Appendix 2) | 第47-48页 |
| 附录三(Appendix 3) | 第48-50页 |
| 附录四(Appendix 4) | 第50-51页 |
| 附录五(Appendix 5) | 第51-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53页 |
