| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-5页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第2-3页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第3-4页 |
| ·An overview of the thesis | 第4-5页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第5-22页 |
| ·What is reading | 第5-6页 |
| ·The purpose of reading | 第6-7页 |
| ·Reading skills and strategies | 第7-10页 |
| ·Characteristics of newspapers | 第10-11页 |
| ·Factors affecting students' reading | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background knowledge | 第11-12页 |
| ·Vocabulary | 第12-13页 |
| ·Syntax and semantics | 第13页 |
| ·Reading strategies | 第13-14页 |
| ·Theoretical framework for the teaching of English reading | 第14-21页 |
| ·Schema theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Bottom-up model | 第15-16页 |
| ·Top-down model | 第16-18页 |
| ·Interactive model | 第18-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第22-39页 |
| ·Objects | 第22-23页 |
| ·Subjects | 第23-24页 |
| ·Instrument of data collection | 第24-29页 |
| ·Procedures | 第29-38页 |
| ·Adopt 21~(st) Century Teens as a training material | 第31-32页 |
| ·Give guidance of English newspaper reading | 第32-33页 |
| ·Help students to break down linguistic barriers | 第33-35页 |
| ·Form the good reading habits | 第35-36页 |
| ·Teaching activities | 第36-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第39-48页 |
| ·Reading strategies used by students between the experimental group and the control group | 第39-43页 |
| ·Reading abilities between the experimental group and the control group | 第43-47页 |
| ·Data obtained from Pre-tests | 第43-45页 |
| ·Data obtained from Post-tests | 第45-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions and Implications | 第48-54页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| ·Some suggestions for reading teaehing in senior high schools | 第50-52页 |
| ·Limitations | 第52-54页 |
| Appendix 1 Investigation of reading barriers | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix 2 Investigation of reading strategies | 第56-60页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第60-62页 |
| Reference | 第62-63页 |
