| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| ·Orientation of the study | 第11页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第12页 |
| ·Overview of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13页 |
| ·Task-based language teaching | 第13-19页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of TBLT | 第13-17页 |
| ·Essential features of TBLT | 第17页 |
| ·The present research situation of TBLT at home and abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Task | 第19-23页 |
| ·Definition of task | 第19-21页 |
| ·Components of task | 第21-22页 |
| ·Types of task | 第22-23页 |
| ·Reading | 第23-27页 |
| ·Definition of reading | 第23-24页 |
| ·Reading competence | 第24-25页 |
| ·Models of reading process | 第25-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Designing Tasks for Teaching English Reading in SeniorMiddle Schools | 第28-41页 |
| ·Introduction | 第28页 |
| ·Current teaching situation of English reading | 第28-31页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第28-29页 |
| ·Problems of teaching English reading | 第29-30页 |
| ·Requirements of New Curriculum for reading | 第30-31页 |
| ·Task analysis | 第31-34页 |
| ·The origin and development of task analysis | 第31-32页 |
| ·Ways of task analysis | 第32-33页 |
| ·Significance of task analysis | 第33-34页 |
| ·Principles of designing tasks | 第34-37页 |
| ·Authenticity | 第34页 |
| ·Information gap | 第34-35页 |
| ·Interactivity | 第35页 |
| ·Emphasis on quality-oriented development | 第35-36页 |
| ·Emphasis on the process of doing | 第36页 |
| ·Appropriate difficulty | 第36页 |
| ·Enjoyment | 第36-37页 |
| ·Combination with teaching material | 第37页 |
| ·Operability | 第37页 |
| ·Probable errors in designing tasks | 第37-39页 |
| ·A misunderstanding of exercise activities as task activities | 第37-38页 |
| ·Unreasonable teaching procedures | 第38页 |
| ·A misunderstanding about the connotation of task | 第38-39页 |
| ·A misunderstanding of TBLT as oral teaching | 第39页 |
| ·Teacher-centered teaching | 第39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Application of TBLT in Teaching English Reading | 第41-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第41页 |
| ·Case studies | 第41-53页 |
| ·Case one: a lesson plan of The World at Seven Billion | 第41-46页 |
| ·Case two: a lesson plan of Come and Eat Here | 第46-49页 |
| ·Case three: a lesson plan of Theme Parks | 第49-53页 |
| ·Teaching effects | 第53-54页 |
| ·Feedback from teachers | 第54页 |
| ·Feedback from students | 第54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·The conclusion of the study | 第56-57页 |
| ·On the students' part | 第56页 |
| ·On the teacher's part | 第56-57页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第57页 |
| ·Limitation and suggestions for further study | 第57-58页 |
| References | 第58-60页 |
| 附录1 | 第60-62页 |
| 附录2 | 第62-63页 |
| 附录3 | 第63-65页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间科研成果 | 第65页 |
