| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-17页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第17-23页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第17-21页 |
| ·Importance of reading in language acquisition | 第17-18页 |
| ·Present situation of English reading teaching in China | 第18-19页 |
| ·Present situation of reading comprehension for college students | 第19-20页 |
| ·Lexical approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·Purposes of the study | 第21页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第23-39页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension | 第23-25页 |
| ·Definition of reading comprehension | 第23-24页 |
| ·Classification of reading activities | 第24-25页 |
| ·Lexical chunks | 第25-31页 |
| ·Definition of lexical chunks | 第25-27页 |
| ·Classification of lexical chunks | 第27-28页 |
| ·Functions of lexical chunks | 第28-31页 |
| ·The general functions of lexical chunks | 第28-30页 |
| ·The organizing functions of lexical chunks | 第30-31页 |
| ·Lexical approach | 第31-33页 |
| ·Lewis's lexical approach | 第31-32页 |
| ·James R. Nattinger and Jeanette S. Decarrico's approach | 第32-33页 |
| ·Major studies on lexical chunks abroad | 第33-35页 |
| ·Major studies on lexical chunks in China | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第39-51页 |
| ·Research questions | 第39页 |
| ·Subjects | 第39-40页 |
| ·Instruments | 第40-41页 |
| ·Pre-test | 第40页 |
| ·Post-test | 第40-41页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第41页 |
| ·Teaching procedures | 第41-51页 |
| ·Teaching procedures in the experimental class | 第41-49页 |
| ·A sample teaching plan of the text-reading in Phase Two | 第42-47页 |
| ·A sample teaching plan of banked cloze of reading practices | 第47-49页 |
| ·Teaching procedures in the control class | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第51-68页 |
| ·Case processing summary | 第51页 |
| ·Statistical results of Questionnaire I | 第51-54页 |
| ·Statistical results of the pre-test in the CC and EC | 第54-57页 |
| ·Vertical comparison of the subjects' reading achievements | 第57-59页 |
| ·The reading achievements before and after the experiment in the CC | 第57-58页 |
| ·The reading achievements before and after the experiment in the EC | 第58-59页 |
| ·Horizontal comparison of the subjects' reading achievements in the post-test between the CC and the EC | 第59-62页 |
| ·Reading achievements on skimming | 第59-60页 |
| ·Reading achievements on banked cloze | 第60-61页 |
| ·Reading achievements on general RC | 第61页 |
| ·Total reading achievements | 第61-62页 |
| ·Statistical results of Questionnaire Π | 第62-65页 |
| ·Discussion | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-77页 |
| ·Major findings | 第68-73页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第73-75页 |
| ·Limitations | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-83页 |
| Appendix Ι | 第83-91页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第91-97页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第97-109页 |
| Published Papers | 第109-110页 |
