| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| Abbreviations | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| 1.1 Research Orientation | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2 Background of the Research | 第18-20页 |
| 1.3 Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第20-21页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第22-36页 |
| 2.1 Relevant Concepts of English Reading Teaching | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Reading Strategies | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Stratified Reading Teaching… | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Previous Researches on Stratified Teaching | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Stratified Teaching | 第24页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Researches on Stratified teaching abroad | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Studies on Stratified teaching at home | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Related studies on Covert Stratified English Reading Teaching | 第27-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Covert Stratified English Reading Teaching | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Specific Measures of Covert Stratified Reading Teaching | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3.3 Principles of Covert Stratified English Reading Teaching | 第30页 |
| 2.3.4 Necessity of Covert Stratified English Reading Teaching....…. | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3.5 Possibility of Covert Stratified English Reading Teaching | 第32页 |
| 2.4 Research Gap | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第36-44页 |
| 3.1 The Input Hypothesis | 第36-38页 |
| 3.1.1 Connotation of the Input Hypothesis | 第36-37页 |
| 3.1.2 Implications of the Input Hypothesis for the English Stratified reading teaching | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2 The Zone of Proximal Development | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Connotation of the Zone of Proximal Development | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Implications of the Zone of Proximal Development for the English Stratified reading teaching | 第39页 |
| 3.3 Rosenthal Effect | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3.1 Connotation of the Rosenthal Effect | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3.2 Implications of the Rosenthal Effect for the English Stratified reading teaching | 第41页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第44-78页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第44页 |
| 4.2 Participants | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3.1 Tests | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3.2 Interviews | 第46页 |
| 4.3.3 The Questionnaire | 第46-48页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedure | 第48-78页 |
| 4.4.1 Action Research Procedure Design | 第48-50页 |
| 4.4.2 The First Round Research | 第50-60页 |
| 4.4.3 Second Round Research | 第60-68页 |
| 4.4.4 Third Round Research | 第68-78页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第78-86页 |
| 5.1 Results | 第78-83页 |
| 5.1.1Results of the Tests | 第78-80页 |
| 5.1.2 Results of the Questionnaires | 第80-82页 |
| 5.1.3 Results of the Interviews | 第82-83页 |
| 5.2 Discussion of the Results | 第83-86页 |
| 5. 2.1 Effectiveness of the Action Research of Covert Stratified Reading Teaching | 第83-85页 |
| 5.2.2 Inadequacy of the Action Research of Covert Stratified Reading Teaching | 第85-86页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第86-93页 |
| 6.1 Conclusions | 第86-88页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第88-90页 |
| 6.2.1 Theoretical Implications | 第88页 |
| 6.2.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第88-90页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第90-93页 |
| References | 第93-99页 |
| Appendices | 第99-121页 |
