| Preface | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Need for the study | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1.1 Advantages of using newspapers in EFL | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.2 The situation in China | 第14-15页 |
| 1.1.3 Background of this research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-27页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical basis for using newspapers in EFL | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Nature of language | 第18页 |
| 2.1.2 Purpose of Reading | 第18页 |
| 2.1.3 Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 Empirical studies on using newspapers in EFL | 第21-27页 |
| 2.2.1 The work of Rafael Olivares | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 The work of Kenji Kitao | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.3 The work of Jennifer Byer et.al | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Teaching Activities | 第27-38页 |
| 3.1 Enlargement of the vocabulary | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.1.Semantic map | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.2.Other ways of enlarging vocabulary | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Use of newspaper captions as writing models | 第29-33页 |
| 3.3 Illustrating grammar | 第33-34页 |
| 3.4 Activities often designed for intermediate students | 第34页 |
| 3.5 Activities often designed for higher-level students | 第34-36页 |
| 3.6 Other teaching activities | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第38-42页 |
| 4.1.Profile of the students, the course and my teaching methods | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 Problem Identification | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Adoption of 21st Century Teens as a reading material | 第40页 |
| 4.4 The questionnaires used in the experiment | 第40-41页 |
| 4.5 Participants | 第41页 |
| 4.6 Data Collection | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第42-58页 |
| 5.1 Data analysis | 第42-58页 |
| 5.1.1 survey on reading | 第42-55页 |
| 5.1.2 survey on writing | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第58-59页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第59-60页 |
| 6.3 The challenge | 第60-61页 |
| 6.4 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第61-62页 |
| Reference lists | 第62-65页 |
| Appendix | 第65-71页 |
