| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第6-8页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第8-12页 |
| ·PURPOSE OF THE STUDY | 第8页 |
| ·SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第8-10页 |
| ·STRUCTURE OF THE DISSERTATION | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第12-28页 |
| ·NATURE OF READING | 第12-16页 |
| ·Definition of reading | 第12-14页 |
| ·Models of reading | 第14-16页 |
| ·Differences between general reading and EAP reading | 第16页 |
| ·FACTORS AFFECTING L2/FL READING | 第16-20页 |
| ·L2/FL proficiency | 第16-18页 |
| ·Background knowledge | 第18-19页 |
| ·Reading skills | 第19页 |
| ·Reader’s motivation | 第19-20页 |
| ·SCHEMA THEORY | 第20-22页 |
| ·Origin and definition of schemata | 第20-21页 |
| ·Forms of schemata | 第21-22页 |
| ·Significance of schemata in reading | 第22页 |
| ·PREVIOUS EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES | 第22-27页 |
| ·Research into the effect of English proficiency on reading | 第22-24页 |
| ·Research into the effect of background knowledge on reading | 第24-26页 |
| ·Research into the compensatory nature of background knowledge and English proficiency in reading | 第26-27页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON READING | 第27-28页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THE STUDY | 第28-38页 |
| ·THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS | 第28页 |
| ·METHOD | 第28-38页 |
| ·Participant Selection | 第28-29页 |
| ·Instruments | 第29-33页 |
| ·Procedures | 第33-34页 |
| ·Scoring | 第34-36页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第36-38页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第38-50页 |
| ·RESULTS | 第38-46页 |
| ·The effects of academic background knowledge and English proficiency on EAP reading comprehension | 第39-42页 |
| ·The compensatory nature of academic background knowledge and English proficiency in EAP reading comprehension | 第42-45页 |
| ·The threshold of linguistic knowledge in EAP reading | 第45-46页 |
| ·DISCUSSIONS | 第46-50页 |
| ·The effects of background knowledge and English proficiency on EAP reading comprehension | 第46-48页 |
| ·The compensatory nature of academic background knowledge and English proficiency in EAP reading comprehension | 第48页 |
| ·The threshold of linguistic knowledge in EAP reading | 第48-50页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS | 第50-54页 |
| ·SUMMARY OF THE STUDY | 第50-51页 |
| ·PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS | 第51-52页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH | 第52-54页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第54-56页 |
| REFERENCES | 第56-61页 |
| APPENDICES | 第61-92页 |
| APPENDIX A: ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST(60 MINUTES) | 第61-70页 |
| APPENDIX B: ACADEMIC BACKGROUND TESTS | 第70-71页 |
| APPENDIX C: EAP READING TEST 1 | 第71-83页 |
| APPENDIX D: EAP READING TEST 2 | 第83-90页 |
| APPENDIX E: ORIGINAL SCORES OF THE THREE TESTS | 第90-92页 |
| APPENDIX F 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第92页 |
