| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| Abbreviations | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| 1.1 Background and reasons of the study | 第16-19页 |
| 1.1.1 The importance of reading | 第16-17页 |
| 1.1.2 The necessity of extracurricular reading in middle school | 第17-18页 |
| 1.1.3 The problems of extracurricular reading in China | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2 Significance and purpose of the study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-42页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical framework | 第22-31页 |
| 2.1.1 The nature of reading | 第22-27页 |
| 2.1.2 Reading literacy and its assessment | 第27-31页 |
| 2.2 Related reading research abroad | 第31-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Extensive reading and vocabulary development | 第32页 |
| 2.2.2 Extensive reading and reading speed and reading comprehension | 第32-33页 |
| 2.2.3 Extensive reading and reading attitudes | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2.4 Reading strategies | 第34-36页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies on extracurricular English reading at home | 第36-42页 |
| 2.3.1 Investigation of extracurricular English reading situation | 第36-38页 |
| 2.3.2 Discussion and suggestions in implementing extracurricular English reading | 第38-39页 |
| 2.3.3 Practices of extracurricular English reading | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第42-52页 |
| 3.1 Research design | 第42-43页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第43页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第43-45页 |
| 3.4 Data analysis | 第45-46页 |
| 3.5 Procedures of the study | 第46-47页 |
| 3.6 The sample reading lessons | 第47-52页 |
| 3.6.1 The novel reading | 第47-49页 |
| 3.6.2 The newspaper reading | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第52-83页 |
| 4.1 The situation of extracurricular English reading of students before theexperiment | 第52-60页 |
| 4.1.1 Students’ reading attitudes before the experiment | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.2 Students’ reading strategies before the experiment | 第54-56页 |
| 4.1.3 Students’ reading habits before the experiment | 第56-60页 |
| 4.2 Students’ changes in reading attitudes, reading strategies and reading habitsafter the experiment | 第60-67页 |
| 4.2.1 Students’ changes in reading attitudes | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2.2 Students’ changes in reading strategies | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2.3 Students’ changes in reading habits | 第64-67页 |
| 4.3 The comparison between students’ reading test performance before and afterthe experiment | 第67-68页 |
| 4.4 Students’ opinions about the experiment | 第68-72页 |
| 4.5 Teachers‘ views about the experiment | 第72-74页 |
| 4.5.1 The expert teacher’s views | 第72-73页 |
| 4.5.2 The middle school teacher’s views | 第73-74页 |
| 4.6 Students’ self-report changes for the experiment | 第74-81页 |
| 4.6.1 The attitudes towards extracurricular English reading | 第74-75页 |
| 4.6.2 Reading proficiency, vocabulary acquisition and reading strategies use | 第75-78页 |
| 4.6.3 Reading speed and comprehension ability | 第78页 |
| 4.6.4 Develop thinking ability and critical literacy | 第78-80页 |
| 4.6.5 Students’ suggestions for extracurricular English reading | 第80-81页 |
| 4.7 Students’ homework | 第81-83页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第83-88页 |
| 5.1 Restatement of research questions and procedures | 第83-84页 |
| 5.2 Summary of key findings | 第84-85页 |
| 5.3 Pedagogical implications | 第85-86页 |
| 5.4 Limitations of the study | 第86-88页 |
| References | 第88-95页 |
| Appendix A | 第95-98页 |
| Appendix B | 第98-100页 |
| Appendix C | 第100-101页 |
| Appendix D | 第101-106页 |
| Appendix E | 第106-111页 |
| Appendix F | 第111-116页 |
| Major Publications | 第116页 |
