| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·The purpose of study | 第9-10页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter II An Analysis of the New Curriculum Standard of Middle School English | 第11-15页 |
| ·The new curriculum standard | 第11-12页 |
| ·In line with current situation of middle school English in China | 第11页 |
| ·The constructivist perspective of learning | 第11页 |
| ·The constructivist perspective of teaching | 第11-12页 |
| ·The constructivist perspective of assessment | 第12页 |
| ·A comparison between the new English curriculum standard and the old middle school English teaching syllabus | 第12-13页 |
| ·The essence of comprehensive language competence in the new curriculum standard | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter III Communicative Competence as the Theory Support of the New Curriculum Standard | 第15-22页 |
| ·The definition and connotation of communicative competence | 第15-16页 |
| ·The theoretic background of the new curriculum standard | 第16-17页 |
| ·A socio-cultural view of the nature of language | 第16页 |
| ·A cognitively based view of language learning | 第16页 |
| ·A humanistic approach in education | 第16-17页 |
| ·The holistic approach to development of communicative competence | 第17-22页 |
| ·The holistic view | 第17页 |
| ·Task-based teaching | 第17-19页 |
| ·Learner autonomy | 第19-20页 |
| ·Cooperative learning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Student-centered approach | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter IV Current Research and Practice in the Development of Communicative Competence in Reading in Senior Middle School | 第22-33页 |
| ·The purpose and goals of reading teaching in senior middle school | 第22-23页 |
| ·Communicative competence applicable to senior middle school English reading | 第23页 |
| ·The interactive development of communicative competence in reading | 第23-24页 |
| ·An interactive reading practice model | 第24-26页 |
| ·A survey of the development of communicative competence in reading in senior middle school | 第26-27页 |
| ·Objectives and research questions | 第26-27页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27页 |
| ·Procedures | 第27页 |
| ·Results | 第27-30页 |
| ·Analysis | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter V Suggestions for Improving the Development of Communicative Competence in Reading | 第33-37页 |
| ·Help change the students’ reading style | 第33-34页 |
| ·Reform teacher education | 第34页 |
| ·Reform the management of teaching | 第34-35页 |
| ·Develop and utilize the curricula resources | 第35-36页 |
| ·Reform current practice in evaluation | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter VI Findings and Conclusions | 第37-39页 |
| Bibliography | 第39-43页 |
| Appendices | 第43-45页 |
