| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第14页 |
| ·An Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| ·Theories of Reading | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Definition of Reading | 第16-17页 |
| ·Purpose of Reading | 第17-18页 |
| ·Characteristics of Reading | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Factors Influencing English Reading | 第19页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Reading Models | 第19-21页 |
| ·Bottom-up Model | 第20页 |
| ·Top-down Model | 第20页 |
| ·Interactive Model | 第20-21页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Reading Strategies | 第22-24页 |
| ·Abroad | 第22-23页 |
| ·At Home | 第23-24页 |
| ·Principles for Teaching Reading | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第26-29页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第26页 |
| ·Subjects of the Study | 第26页 |
| ·Instruments to Be Used | 第26-27页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第26-27页 |
| ·Individual Interviews | 第27页 |
| ·Procedure of the Investigation | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Major Findings | 第29-44页 |
| ·Data Analysis of the Questionnaires | 第29-39页 |
| ·Students' Nationality | 第29页 |
| ·Students' Response to the Importance of English Reading | 第29-30页 |
| ·Students' Purpose of English Reading | 第30页 |
| ·Students' Reading Interest | 第30-31页 |
| ·Students' Extracurricular Reading Time | 第31页 |
| ·Students' Reading Speed | 第31-32页 |
| ·Students' Reading Materials | 第32-33页 |
| ·Students' Reading Habits | 第33-34页 |
| ·Reading Strategies Adopted by the Students | 第34-38页 |
| ·Students' Main Reading Obstacles | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data Analysis of the Interviews | 第39-40页 |
| ·Major Findings in This Investigation | 第40-44页 |
| ·Insufficiency of Vocabulary | 第40-41页 |
| ·Poor in Linguistic Knowledge and Competence | 第41页 |
| ·Less Extensive Extracurricular Reading | 第41-42页 |
| ·Unfamiliar with Reading Skills | 第42页 |
| ·Imbalance in Reading Strategies Use | 第42页 |
| ·Existing some bad reading habits | 第42-43页 |
| ·Lack of Autonomy in English Reading | 第43页 |
| ·Insufficiency of Cultural Background Knowledge | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Suggestions for English Teaching and Learning | 第44-55页 |
| ·Suggestions for Teachers' English Teaching | 第44-50页 |
| ·Changing the Traditional Teaching Mode | 第44页 |
| ·Improving Ways to Teach Vocabulary | 第44-47页 |
| ·Introducing SQ3R into Teaching | 第47页 |
| ·Encouraging Students to Read Widely | 第47-48页 |
| ·Giving Ways to Tackle Long and Complex Sentences | 第48页 |
| ·Introducing Cultural Background Knowledge | 第48-49页 |
| ·Using Multimedia Assisting Reading Teaching | 第49-50页 |
| ·Suggestions for Students' English Learning | 第50-55页 |
| ·Developing Vocabulary Learning Strategies | 第50-51页 |
| ·Adopting Reading Strategies to Reading | 第51-53页 |
| ·Overcoming the Bad Reading Habits | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Enhancement of Autonomy of English Reading | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| ·Summary of the Thesis | 第55页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第55页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-59页 |
| Appendices | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix A Questionnaire Used in the Study | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix B Outline of the interview | 第61-62页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Program | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63-64页 |
