| Acknowledgment | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research orientation | 第12-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-28页 |
| 2.1 Research on metacognitive reading strategies | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Study on metacognition | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of metacognitive strategies | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.3 Classification of metacognitive reading strategies | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Research on reading process | 第17-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Reading and reading comprehension | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Models of reading process | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Factors affecting reading competence | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 Reviews of relationship between metacognitive strategies and English reading comprehension | 第24-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Learning strategy use in English reading | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Metacognitive strategies in English reading comprehension | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.3 Metacognitive strategy training applied to English reading | 第26-28页 |
| 3. Research Design | 第28-32页 |
| 3.1 Objectives | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Methods of data collection | 第29-30页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第30-31页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第31-32页 |
| 4. Results and Discussions | 第32-43页 |
| 4.1 Frequency and types of metacognitive reading strategy use | 第32-35页 |
| 4.2 Relations between metacognitive strategy use and students' English reading competence | 第35-37页 |
| 4.3 Differences in students' metacognitive strategy use at different levels of reading abilities | 第37-39页 |
| 4.4 Interview results | 第39-43页 |
| 5. Pedagogical Implications | 第43-49页 |
| 5.1 Raising students' metacognitive awareness in learning | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2 Guided extensive reading | 第44-45页 |
| 5.3 Development of linguistic and cultural foundation | 第45-46页 |
| 5.4 Direct instruction of metacognitive strategies in reading | 第46页 |
| 5.5 Cultivation in strategy selection | 第46-47页 |
| 5.6 Comprehensive assessment for students' competence | 第47-49页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| 6.1 General findings | 第49-50页 |
| 6.2 Limitations | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliographies | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix One | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix Two | 第57页 |
