| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.1.1 Requirements of the New Standards of the National English Curriculum | 第11页 |
| 1.1.2 Present situation of reading teaching in Senior Middle Schools | 第11页 |
| 1.1.3 Deficiencies of Task-based Language Teaching | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the paper | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature review | 第15-31页 |
| 2.1 An overview of Cooperative Learning | 第15-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Cooperative Learning | 第16页 |
| 2.1.2 Main principles of Cooperative Learning | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Previous studies on Cooperative Learning at home and abroad | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 An overview of Task-based Language Teaching | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of tasks | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Definition of Task-based Language Teaching | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Major features of Task-based Language Teaching | 第23页 |
| 2.2.4 Previous studies on Task-based Language Teaching at home and abroad | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 An overview of reading teaching | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Reading comprehension | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Three basic reading models | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.3 Major principles for English reading teaching | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 An overview of application of Cooperative Learning to English readingteaching under TBLT | 第28-29页 |
| 2.5 Theoretical framework: Constructivism | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Research Methodology | 第31-42页 |
| 3.1 Research statement | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Research subject and context | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Research instruments | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Tests | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Questionnaires | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第36页 |
| 3.3.4 Teacher's classroom observation | 第36页 |
| 3.4 Instructions for grouping students | 第36-38页 |
| 3.5 Teaching sample | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Data collection and analysis | 第42-55页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of results of the tests | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of results of the questionnaires | 第44-47页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of results of the interview | 第47-49页 |
| 4.4 Analysis of results of the classroom observation | 第49-50页 |
| 4.5 Suggestions for teaching | 第50-55页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第55-59页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第55-57页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the research | 第57页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for further research | 第57-59页 |
| References | 第59-62页 |
| Appendixes | 第62-82页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第66-72页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第72-79页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第79-81页 |
| Appendix 6 | 第81-82页 |
