| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-15页 |
| ·Current situation and problems in English reading in middle schools | 第11-12页 |
| ·The demands of the new English Curriculum Standards on students' reading ability | 第12-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-32页 |
| ·An Introduction to Concept Maps | 第17-22页 |
| ·The basic characteristics of concept maps | 第18页 |
| ·The theoretical base of concept maps | 第18-21页 |
| ·The types and functions of concept maps | 第21-22页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension | 第22-30页 |
| ·Strategies involved in reading comprehension | 第23-24页 |
| ·Principles and models for reading comprehension | 第24-27页 |
| ·Activities involved in the three stages of reading comprehension | 第27-30页 |
| ·Concept Maps Used in the Field of EFL Reading Comprehension | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Experiment | 第32-46页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第32页 |
| ·Subjects of the Research | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Research Methodology | 第33-36页 |
| ·Teaching material | 第33页 |
| ·Reading tests | 第33-34页 |
| ·The study methodology | 第34页 |
| ·Design and procedure of the experiment | 第34-36页 |
| ·Teaching Methods and Learning Methods | 第36-39页 |
| ·A Case Study | 第39-46页 |
| ·The analysis of the teaching material | 第39-40页 |
| ·The analysis of the students | 第40页 |
| ·Teaching obj ectives | 第40-41页 |
| ·Teaching and learning methods | 第41页 |
| ·Teaching procedure | 第41-46页 |
| Chapter4 Data Analysis and Results | 第46-60页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaire and the Interview | 第46-50页 |
| ·Data analysis of the questionnaire | 第46-48页 |
| ·Analysis of the interview | 第48-50页 |
| ·Analysis of How Concept Maps Promote Reading and Change of Students' Class Performance | 第50-55页 |
| ·Data Analysis of the Reading Text Scores | 第55-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions and Limitations | 第60-63页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations | 第61-63页 |
| References | 第63-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第69-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ | 第72-73页 |
| 攻读硕士期间的研究成果 | 第73页 |
