| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第10-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-20页 |
| ·Foreign Language Learning in China | 第16页 |
| ·Necessities of Special Background Knowledge Learning at Higher Vocational Colleges | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Organization of Special Background Knowledge Learning | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-27页 |
| ·The Background Knowledge Definition | 第20页 |
| ·The Reading Comprehension Process | 第20-21页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第21-26页 |
| ·Schema | 第21-22页 |
| ·Schema Classification | 第22-24页 |
| ·Content Schema and Background Knowledge | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Special Background Knowledge Learning for Reading Comprehension | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Study of Background Knowledge Role to English Reading | 第27-30页 |
| ·Purpose of This Study | 第27页 |
| ·Research Design | 第27-30页 |
| ·A Brief Survey of Current Higher Vocational College English Reading Teaching | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Analysis | 第31-38页 |
| ·The study of Background Knowledge Materials Recalled | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Results of Present Study | 第31-32页 |
| ·A Contrastive Analysis of Background Knowledge Learning | 第32-33页 |
| ·A Survey Result of Current Higher Vocational College English Reading Teaching | 第33-38页 |
| ·Students' ages in Higher Vocational Colleges | 第33-34页 |
| ·Students' Characteristics in Higher Vocational Colleges | 第34-35页 |
| ·Students' Attitudes Towards Special Background Knowledge Learning and Current Teaching | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 5 Some Suggestions and Implications of Teaching Methods | 第38-47页 |
| ·The Tasks of Teachers in Higher Vocational College English reading Class | 第38-39页 |
| ·Building New Background Knowledge | 第38-39页 |
| ·Activating Known Background Knowledge | 第39页 |
| ·Teaching Principles Underlying Schema Theory | 第39-42页 |
| ·Student-centered Class | 第40页 |
| ·Cultural background knowledge Oriented | 第40-42页 |
| ·Some Effective Teaching Methods | 第42-47页 |
| ·Cultivating a Listening English Environment | 第42页 |
| ·Class Discussion | 第42-43页 |
| ·Writing and Presenting Personal Experiences | 第43-44页 |
| ·Comparison Between Native and Foreign Background | 第44页 |
| ·Video and Slide Show | 第44页 |
| ·Use of True-or-False or Multiple-choice Exercises | 第44-45页 |
| ·Guessing and Inferring | 第45页 |
| ·Widely Reading | 第45页 |
| ·Design follow-up Activities | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion and Limitations of This Study | 第47-50页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第47-48页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Research | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-54页 |
| Appendix 1 Reading Task | 第54-55页 |
| Appendix 2 A Model Text | 第55-57页 |
| Appendix 3 A Model Text Translation | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix 4 A Model Scheme for Background Knowledge | 第59-63页 |
| Appendix 5 Questionnaire | 第63-65页 |
