| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-12页 |
| CONTENTS | 第12-15页 |
| List of Tables | 第15页 |
| List of Figures | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第16-22页 |
| 1.1 Background of this Research | 第16-19页 |
| 1.2 Purposes and Significance of this Research | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第22-35页 |
| 2.1 Extensive Reading | 第22-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Extensive Reading | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Extensive Reading and Second Language Acquisition | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2 Reading Attitude | 第25-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Research about Reading Attitude | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Reading Attitudes and Second Language Acquisition | 第26-31页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Reading Attitudes and Research about Second language Acquisition Abroad | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Reading Attitudes and Research about Second Language Acquisition in China | 第28-31页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Rationales of This Research | 第31-35页 |
| 2.3.1 The Input Hypothesis | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3.2 The Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第32-35页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第35-57页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第36页 |
| 3.3 Instrument | 第36-38页 |
| 3.4 Procedure | 第38-40页 |
| 3.5 Data Collection and Results | 第40-57页 |
| 3.5.1 Data on Chinese College EFL Students’ Extensive Reading in English | 第40-41页 |
| 3.5.2 Data on Chinese College EFL Students’ Frequency of Extensive Reading in English | 第41-47页 |
| 3.5.3 Data on Chinese College EFL Students’ Attitudes toward Extensive Reading in English | 第47-49页 |
| 3.5.4 Factors Influencing the Students’ Frequency of and Attitudes toward Reading in English | 第49-57页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ DISCUSSION | 第57-64页 |
| 4.1 Research question 1: Chinese college students’ real situation of extensive reading in English at present | 第57页 |
| 4.2 Research question 2: frequency of students’ extensive reading in English | 第57-60页 |
| 4.3 Research question 3: attitudes of students’ towards extensive reading in English | 第60-61页 |
| 4.4 Research questions 4: reasons influencing students’ English reading frequency | 第61-62页 |
| 4.5 Research question 5: reasons influencing students’ English reading attitudes47 | 第62-64页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第64-69页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第64-66页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第66-67页 |
| 5.3 Research Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第67-69页 |
| REFERENCES | 第69-71页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第71-74页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第74-75页 |
