| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| 2.1 The Research on Task-Based Language Teaching at home and abroad | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1.1 The Research on Task-Based Language Teaching abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 The Research on Task-Based Language Teaching in China | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Comments | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous research on senior English reading teaching | 第21-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous research on senior English reading teaching abroad | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous research on senior English reading teaching at home | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Comments | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter III Task-Based Language Teaching | 第27-42页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Task-based Language Teaching | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Principles of Task-based Language Teaching | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3 Theories of Task-based Language Teaching | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3.1 Constructivism | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.2 Interactive language teaching | 第30页 |
| 3.3.3 Communicative language teaching | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.4 Second Language Acquisition Theory | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3.5 Structuralism | 第32页 |
| 3.4 Task | 第32-37页 |
| 3.4.1 Definition of task | 第32-34页 |
| 3.4.2 Types of task | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4.3 Principles in designing task | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4.4 The Steps to Design a Task | 第36-37页 |
| 3.5 English reading | 第37-40页 |
| 3.5.1 Definition of English reading | 第37页 |
| 3.5.2 English reading ability | 第37-38页 |
| 3.5.3 Models of English reading | 第38-40页 |
| 3.6 Task-based senior English reading | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter IV Research Design | 第42-57页 |
| 4.1 Research hypotheses | 第42页 |
| 4.2 Research subjects | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3 Research purpose | 第43页 |
| 4.4 Research methods | 第43-56页 |
| 4.4.1 Questionnaires | 第43-44页 |
| 4.4.2 Tests | 第44页 |
| 4.4.3 Classroom experiment | 第44-47页 |
| 4.4.4 Asample lesson for the Experimental Class | 第47-56页 |
| 4.5 Research procedure | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter V Results and Discussion | 第57-65页 |
| 5.1 Results and discussion of the information from questionnaires | 第57-60页 |
| 5.1.1 Results and discussion of the information from pre-questionnaire | 第57-58页 |
| 5.1.2 Results and discussion of the information from post-questionnaire | 第58-60页 |
| 5.1.3 Comparison | 第60页 |
| 5.2 Results and discussion of the information from tests | 第60-63页 |
| 5.2.1 Results and discussion of the information from pre-test | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2.2 Results and discussion of the information from post-test | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2.3 Comparison | 第62-63页 |
| 5.3 Discussion of the classroom experiment | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter VI Findings and Suggestions | 第65-70页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第65-67页 |
| 6.2 Suggestions | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter VII Conclusion | 第70-73页 |
| 7.1 Limitations | 第70-71页 |
| 7.2 Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix I | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix II | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix III | 第79-84页 |
| Appendix IV | 第84-90页 |
| Appendix V | 第90-91页 |
| Appendix VI | 第91页 |
