| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the study | 第11页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-28页 |
| ·Introduction of graded instruction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Definition of graded instruction | 第12-13页 |
| ·Classifications of graded instructions | 第13页 |
| ·Similarity and difference between intra-class implicit graded instructionmode and intra-class explicit graded instruction mode | 第13-14页 |
| ·Intra-class implicit graded instruction mode | 第14页 |
| ·Studies of graded instruction mode at home and abroad | 第14-19页 |
| ·Studies of graded instruction mode abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies of graded instruction in China | 第16-18页 |
| ·Comments on the previous study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Theoretical foundation in implicit graded instruction | 第19-23页 |
| ·Krashen’s input hypothesis | 第19-20页 |
| ·Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development | 第20-21页 |
| ·Bloom’s mastery learning strategies | 第21页 |
| ·Theories from applied linguistics | 第21-23页 |
| ·Lexical inference theory | 第23-27页 |
| ·Theory of non-intelligence factors | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第28-37页 |
| ·Research questions | 第28页 |
| ·Research participants | 第28-29页 |
| ·Experimental period and reading materials adopted | 第29页 |
| ·Instruments | 第29-31页 |
| ·Pre-test and post-test | 第29-30页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第30页 |
| ·SPSS17.0 | 第30-31页 |
| ·Procedures | 第31-37页 |
| ·Grading of students | 第31-32页 |
| ·Grading of teaching objectives | 第32页 |
| ·Grading of teaching content | 第32-33页 |
| ·Grading of homework | 第33-34页 |
| ·Sample lessons | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Four Research Results and Discussions | 第37-53页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis for questionnaires in EC and CC before the experiment | 第37-42页 |
| ·Analysis of EC students’ data before and after the experiment in the questionnaire | 第42-46页 |
| ·Comparison of data between EC and CC in pre-test | 第46-48页 |
| ·Comparison of post-test data between EC and CC | 第48-49页 |
| ·Comparison of data between pre-test and post-test for EC students | 第49-50页 |
| ·Comparison of data between pre-test and post-test for CC students | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| ·Major findings | 第53页 |
| ·Limitations | 第53-54页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix I: Questionnaire on students’ non-intelligence factors in senior high schools | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix II: Pre-test paper on lexical inference competence | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix III: Post-test paper on lexical inference competence | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| The list of the research papers published by the author | 第66-67页 |
