| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the Dissertation | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-30页 |
| ·Overview of Lexical Chunks | 第13-19页 |
| ·Definition of Lexical Chunks | 第13-15页 |
| ·Classification of Lexical Chunks | 第15-17页 |
| ·Functions of Lexical Chunks | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies of Lexical Chunks both in China and Abroad | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies on Lexical Chunks Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies on Lexical Chunks in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension | 第21-26页 |
| ·Categorization of Reading Models | 第22-24页 |
| ·Bottom-up Model | 第22-23页 |
| ·Top-down Model | 第23-24页 |
| ·Interactive Model | 第24页 |
| ·Research into Reading | 第24-26页 |
| ·Theoretical Bases for the Research | 第26-30页 |
| ·Information Processing System | 第26-28页 |
| ·Language Acquisition | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第30-35页 |
| ·Objectives | 第30页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Methodology | 第31-35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data Collection Instruments | 第32-33页 |
| ·Procedures | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-53页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Discussion of the Questionnaire | 第35-40页 |
| ·Data Analysis of the Composition | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data Analysis of the Reading Test | 第41-47页 |
| ·Correlation Between Lexical Chunk Ability and Reading Scores | 第41-42页 |
| ·Comparison of the Total Reading Scores Between the High-level Lexical ChunkAbility Group and the Low-level Lexical Chunk Ability Group | 第42-43页 |
| ·Comparison of the Scores of Social Cultural Theme Between the High-level Lexical Chunk Ability Group and the Low-level Lexical Chunk Ability Group | 第43-45页 |
| ·Comparison of Scores of Popular Science Theme Between the High-levelLexical Chunk Ability Group and the Low-level Lexical Chunk Ability Group | 第45-46页 |
| ·Comparison of the Scores of Social Cultural Theme with That of Popular ScienceTheme in High-level Lexical Chunk Ability Group | 第46-47页 |
| ·Comparison of the Scores of Social Cultural Theme with That of Popular ScienceTheme in Low-level Lexical Chunk Ability Group | 第47页 |
| ·Discussion of Lexical Chunk Ability and Reading Ability | 第47-50页 |
| ·Relevance Between Lexical Chunk Ability and Reading Ability | 第47-48页 |
| ·Comparison of Scores of Social Cultural Theme and That of Popular ScienceTheme Between High-level Group and Low-level Group | 第48-49页 |
| ·Comparison of Scores of Social Cultural Theme with That of Popular ScienceTheme in High-level Group and in Low-level Group | 第49-50页 |
| ·Data Analysis and Discussion of the Interview | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第53-59页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第54-56页 |
| ·Improving Students' Awareness of Lexical Chunks | 第54-55页 |
| ·Utilizing Different Kinds of Reading Materials | 第55页 |
| ·Applying Lexical Approach | 第55-56页 |
| ·Cultivating Students' Initiative in Lexical Chunks Learning | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-63页 |
| Appendices | 第63-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第78-79页 |
