| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-16页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第16-23页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第16-18页 |
| ·The present situation of English teaching in rural high school | 第18-19页 |
| ·A simple introduction to Lidian High School | 第19-20页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the study | 第20-21页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-39页 |
| ·Background knowledge | 第23页 |
| ·Schema theory | 第23-28页 |
| ·Definition of schema | 第23-24页 |
| ·Types of schema | 第24-26页 |
| ·Characteristic of schema | 第26页 |
| ·Functions of schema | 第26-28页 |
| ·Schema theory and English reading | 第28-38页 |
| ·The nature of reading | 第28-29页 |
| ·Three reading models | 第29-34页 |
| ·Bottom-up model | 第30-31页 |
| ·Top-down model | 第31-33页 |
| ·Interactive model | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary and implication | 第34页 |
| ·Schemata and reading comprehension | 第34-35页 |
| ·Content schema and background knowledge | 第35-38页 |
| ·The special background knowledge learning for reading comprehension | 第38-39页 |
| CHAPTER III RESEARCH DESIGN | 第39-50页 |
| ·Goals of the Experiment | 第39页 |
| ·Subjects | 第39-40页 |
| ·Procedures | 第40页 |
| ·Instruments | 第40-50页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第41页 |
| ·Observation | 第41-42页 |
| ·Tests | 第42-43页 |
| ·Pre-test | 第42页 |
| ·Post-test | 第42-43页 |
| ·Teaching practice with the suggested model | 第43-50页 |
| ·Different techniques in teaching | 第43-44页 |
| ·Sample lesson in experimental class | 第44-48页 |
| ·Sample lesson in control class | 第48-50页 |
| CHAPTER IV RESULTS AND DATA ANALYSIS | 第50-59页 |
| ·Results and analysis of the information from Questionnairesof questionnaires | 第50-52页 |
| ·Results and analysis of the information from tests | 第52-57页 |
| ·Analysis of the information from Pre-test | 第52-54页 |
| ·Analysis of the information from Post-test | 第54-55页 |
| ·Comparison between the Pre-test and Post-test | 第55-57页 |
| ·Results gotten from observations | 第57-59页 |
| CHAPTER V RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS | 第59-70页 |
| ·Findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Implications | 第60-70页 |
| ·Introducing relevant cultural background knowledge | 第60-63页 |
| ·The principles for teaching English culture in class | 第61页 |
| ·Some methods for the implementation of cultural teaching in reading class | 第61-62页 |
| ·Classroom activities for instructing cultural knowledge | 第62-63页 |
| ·Some basic skills for English reading teaching | 第63-65页 |
| ·Studying the title | 第63页 |
| ·Skimming for main ideas | 第63页 |
| ·Scanning for specific information | 第63-64页 |
| ·Reading carefully | 第64-65页 |
| ·Training students’ reading skills based on different rhetorical structures of English articles | 第65-66页 |
| ·Expanding students’ vocabulary | 第66-68页 |
| ·Enriching students’ extensive reading | 第68-70页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第70-73页 |
| ·General conclusions of the research | 第70-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the research and recommendations for further research | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-76页 |
| Appendixi | 第76-94页 |
