| Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-37页 |
| ·Theoretical studies of metacognition | 第13-24页 |
| ·Cognition | 第13页 |
| ·Metacognition | 第13-23页 |
| ·A brief review of the evolution of metacognition | 第14页 |
| ·Two senses of metacognition | 第14-20页 |
| ·Possible functions of metacognitive knowledge in reading | 第20-22页 |
| ·Characteristics ofmetacognitive knowledge | 第22-23页 |
| ·Distinction between cognition and metacognition | 第23-24页 |
| ·Models of reading process | 第24-29页 |
| ·Bottom-up models | 第25-26页 |
| ·Top-down models | 第26-27页 |
| ·Interactive models | 第27-28页 |
| ·EFL/ESL reading | 第28-29页 |
| ·Empirical studies of metacognition in reading abroad | 第29-34页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第29-32页 |
| ·Interview and observation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Think-aloud | 第33-34页 |
| ·Metacognitive training in reading | 第34-35页 |
| ·Metacognitive awareness in China | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 2 Methodology | 第37-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第37页 |
| ·Subjects | 第37页 |
| ·Instruments | 第37-39页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第37-39页 |
| ·Reading comprehension test | 第39页 |
| ·Procedure | 第39页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 3 Results and Discussion | 第40-54页 |
| ·Present state of Chinese students' reading metacognitive knowledge | 第40-49页 |
| ·Average level of reading metacognitive knowledge of all the subjects | 第40-48页 |
| ·Differences among the subjects from different majors | 第48-49页 |
| ·Relationship between metacognitive knowledge and English reading performance | 第49-52页 |
| ·Comparison between the two groups of the subjects | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Major findings of this study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Classroom implications | 第55-57页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and recommendations for future research | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-64页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第64-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第67-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74页 |
