| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Reading problems for rural junior middle school students | 第15-17页 |
| ·Poor English knowledge | 第15页 |
| ·Poor English vocabulary | 第15-16页 |
| ·Improper English reading habit | 第16页 |
| ·Poor English reading skill | 第16-17页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第17-18页 |
| ·Organization of the paper | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-44页 |
| ·Introduction to task and task-based language teaching | 第20-27页 |
| ·Definition of task-based language teaching | 第20-21页 |
| ·Features of task-based language teaching | 第21-22页 |
| ·Principles of task-based language teaching | 第22-24页 |
| ·Frameworks of classroom implementation of task-based language teaching | 第24-27页 |
| ·Interpretation of task | 第27-34页 |
| ·Definition of task | 第27-29页 |
| ·Components of task | 第29-32页 |
| ·Types of task | 第32-34页 |
| ·Previous research on the implementation of task-based language teaching in junior middle schools | 第34-37页 |
| ·Research on task-based language teaching abroad | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research on task-based language teaching at home | 第35-37页 |
| ·Introduction to English reading | 第37-42页 |
| ·Definition of reading | 第37-38页 |
| ·Reading process | 第38页 |
| ·Competence of reading | 第38-39页 |
| ·Reading models | 第39-42页 |
| ·Bottom –up model | 第39-40页 |
| ·Top-down model | 第40-41页 |
| ·Interactive model | 第41-42页 |
| ·Text-based tasks | 第42-44页 |
| ·Definition to text-based tasks | 第42页 |
| ·Designing text-based tasks | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 3 Design of the Experiment | 第44-57页 |
| ·Procedure of the experiment | 第44页 |
| ·Purpose of the experiment | 第44-45页 |
| ·Subjects | 第45页 |
| ·Teaching materials | 第45-46页 |
| ·Instruments | 第46-47页 |
| ·The pre-test | 第46页 |
| ·The post-test | 第46-47页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第47页 |
| ·Classroom experiment | 第47-57页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Analysis | 第57-62页 |
| ·Results and analysis of the information obtained from the pre-test | 第57-58页 |
| ·Results and analysis of the information obtained from the post-test | 第58-59页 |
| ·Results and analysis of the information obtained from questionnaire | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Reflection of Task-Based Instruction in Teaching of English Reading in Rural Junior Middle School | 第62-68页 |
| ·Major findings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第63-65页 |
| ·Comments on implementation of task-based language teaching in English reading in rural junior middle school | 第65-68页 |
| ·Advantages of task-based language teaching | 第65-66页 |
| ·Disadvantages of task-based language teaching | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第68-69页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第69-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-76页 |
| Appendix I | 第76-82页 |
| Appendix II | 第82-87页 |
| Appendix III | 第87-89页 |
| Appendix IV | 第89-91页 |
| Appendix V | 第91-92页 |
| Appendix VI | 第92-93页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第93页 |
