| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Problems of English Reading Teaching for non-English majors in colleges | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2.1 Traditional way of English reading teaching from teachers | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2.2 Inadequate instruction time from teachers | 第15页 |
| 1.2.3 Lack of reading interest and motivation from students | 第15页 |
| 1.2.4 Poor English vocabulary from students | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2.5 Lack of relevant background knowledge from students | 第16页 |
| 1.2.6 Inadequate practice of English reading skill from students | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第17页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-36页 |
| 2.1 Task-based Instruction | 第19-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of TBI | 第19页 |
| 2.1.2 Theories of TBI | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Development of TBI | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.4 Features of TBI | 第25页 |
| 2.1.5 Task-based Instruction Framework | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.6 Principles of Task design | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.7 Types of Task | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2 English Reading | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of reading | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2.2 English reading models | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2.3 English reading strategies | 第31-33页 |
| 2.3 Previous study on Task-based Instruction | 第33-36页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous study on task-based Instruction abroad | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous study on task-based Instruction at home | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.3 Comment | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第36-54页 |
| 3.1 Research hypothesis | 第36页 |
| 3.2 Research purpose | 第36页 |
| 3.3 Research subjects | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Research Instruments | 第37-52页 |
| 3.4.1 Questionnaires | 第37页 |
| 3.4.2 Pre-test | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4.3 Post-test | 第38页 |
| 3.4.4 Classroom experiment | 第38-40页 |
| 3.4.5 A sample lesson of reading teaching for the experimental class | 第40-48页 |
| 3.4.6 A sample lesson of reading teaching for the control class | 第48-52页 |
| 3.5 Research procedure | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Analysis | 第54-63页 |
| 4.1 Results and analysis of the information from questionnaires | 第54-58页 |
| 4.1.1 Results and analysis of the information from Pre-questionnaire | 第54-55页 |
| 4.1.2 Results and analysis of the information from post-questionnaire | 第55-57页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison | 第57-58页 |
| 4.2 Results and analysis of the information from tests | 第58-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Results and analysis of the information from pre-test | 第58-59页 |
| 4.2.2 Results and analysis of the information from post-test | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of the classroom experiment | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Findings and Implications | 第63-69页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the study | 第63-65页 |
| 5.2 Implication of the study | 第65-66页 |
| 5.3 Advantages and disadvantages of task-based reading teaching for non-English majors in colleges | 第66-69页 |
| 5.3.1 The advantages of task-based reading teaching | 第66-67页 |
| 5.3.2 The disadvantages of task-based reading teaching | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| 6.1 Limitations | 第69-70页 |
| 6.2 Suggestions | 第70-71页 |
| 6.3 Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-77页 |
| Appendices | 第77-98页 |
| Appendix 1 Pre-questionnaire | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix 2 Post-questionnaire | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix 3 Reading Materials for Pre-test | 第79-88页 |
| Appendix 4 Reading Material for Post-test | 第88-97页 |
| Appendix 5 Scores of Pre & post tests | 第97-98页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第98页 |
