| Descriptive Chinese Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| English Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·An Introduction to This Research | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Significance of the Research on the Cognitive Models of English as Foreign Language(EFL) Reading | 第15页 |
| ·The Layout of the Paper | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review of the Related Theories | 第16-31页 |
| ·A Research on EFL Reading from Cognitive Perspective | 第16-20页 |
| ·A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Cognitive Theories of EFL Reading | 第17-20页 |
| ·Gestalt Theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Information Processing Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Previous Cognitive Models of EFL Reading | 第20-24页 |
| ·Definition of Reading | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Previous Cognitive Models of EFL Reading | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Bottom-up Model | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Top-down Model | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Interactive Model | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Field-dependence (FD) and the Field-independence (FI)Cognitive Styles | 第24-29页 |
| ·Definition and Characteristics of FD and FI Cognitive Styles | 第24-28页 |
| ·Relationship Between FD/FI Cognitive Styles and Reading Characteristics | 第28-29页 |
| ·Reading Ability | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter III An Experimental Study—FD/FI Cognitive Styles and Reading Ability | 第31-37页 |
| ·Questions for the Study | 第31页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第31-32页 |
| ·A Research Design | 第32-36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32-36页 |
| ·The Group Embedded Figure Test | 第32页 |
| ·A Test of Reading Comprehension | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第33-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter IV More Suitable Cognitive Models of EFL Reading and Their Applications | 第37-48页 |
| ·More Suitable Cognitive Models of EFL Reading | 第37-39页 |
| ·Cognitive Model 1 | 第37-38页 |
| ·Cognitive Model 2 | 第38-39页 |
| ·Applications of the More Suitable Cognitive Models of EFL Reading | 第39-47页 |
| ·Teachers’Roles and Teaching Methods | 第39-40页 |
| ·Application of Cognitive Model 1 | 第40-43页 |
| ·Application of Cognitive Model 2 | 第43-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter V An Experimental Study—A Testament to Cognitive Model 1 and Cognitive Model 2 of EFL Reading | 第48-55页 |
| ·Research Questions for the Study | 第48页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第48-49页 |
| ·Subjects of the Experiment | 第49页 |
| ·Instruments | 第49-50页 |
| ·Tests | 第49页 |
| ·A Questionnaire Survey | 第49-50页 |
| ·Procedures | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pre-test | 第50页 |
| ·Teaching Reading by Way of Cognitive Model 1 and Post-test 1 | 第50页 |
| ·Teaching Reading by Way of Cognitive Model 2 and Post-test 2 | 第50页 |
| ·A Questionnaire Survey | 第50-51页 |
| ·Data Collection and Discussion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter VI Conclusion, Implications, Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第55-58页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第55页 |
| ·Implications | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix A: Publications During the Program | 第62-63页 |
| Appendix B: The Group Embedded Figures Test | 第63-69页 |
| Appendix C: A Test of Reading Comprehension | 第69-73页 |
| Appendix D: Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life | 第73-79页 |
| Appendix E: Old Father Time Becomes a Terror | 第79-84页 |
| Appendix F: Pre-test | 第84-88页 |
| Appendix G: Post-test 1 | 第88-91页 |
| Appendix H: Post-test 2 | 第91-94页 |
| Appendix I: Informative Chinese Abstract | 第94-96页 |