| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research background | 第9页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research significance | 第10页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第12-19页 |
| ·Relevant researches on reading teaching abroad and in China | 第12-14页 |
| ·Top-down method | 第14-19页 |
| ·Definition of Top-down Method | 第14-15页 |
| ·The principle of Top-down Method | 第15-16页 |
| ·Application of Top-down Method in reading | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework | 第19-31页 |
| ·Constructivist Theory | 第19-23页 |
| ·Definition of Constructivism | 第19页 |
| ·Contents of Constructivism | 第19-23页 |
| ·Idealized Cognitive Model | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Philosophy of the National English Curriculum | 第24-28页 |
| ·Five targets of English teaching | 第25-27页 |
| ·Different roles of teachers | 第27-28页 |
| ·Krashen's Comprehensible Input Hypothesis(i+1) | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Research Design | 第31-46页 |
| ·Research hypotheses | 第31页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第31-32页 |
| ·Research methods | 第32页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第32-35页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第32-33页 |
| ·Experiment | 第33-35页 |
| ·Classroom observation | 第35页 |
| ·SPSS10.0 | 第35页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第35-41页 |
| ·Pre-experiment | 第36页 |
| ·While-experiment | 第36-40页 |
| ·Post-experiment | 第40-41页 |
| ·Sample lesson plans | 第41-46页 |
| ·A Sample lesson plan for the experimental class | 第41-44页 |
| ·A Sample lesson plan for the control class | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Data collection and analysis | 第46-56页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of the questionnaire | 第46-51页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of the experiment | 第51-54页 |
| ·The date Analysis of the classroom observation | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Findings and Discussions | 第56-58页 |
| ·Top-down teaching method can improve students' reading ability | 第56页 |
| ·Top-down teaching method helps students form good reading habits | 第56-57页 |
| ·Top-down teaching method can improve students' reading skills and strategies | 第57页 |
| ·Top-down teaching method can arouse students' interest on reading | 第57页 |
| ·Top-down teaching method can arise students' enthusiasm | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Ⅶ Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ A questionnaire about the students' knowledge of English reading | 第67-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Pre-test paper | 第70-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Post-test paper | 第75-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Result of the questionnaire for the experimental class | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Result of the questionnaire for the control class | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Raw scores of pre-test and post-test | 第85-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
