| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-33页 |
| 2.1 Overview of Phonological Awareness and Pinyin System | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Overview of Phonological Awareness | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Overview of The Pinyin System | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Children’s Phonological Skills and English Reading Performance | 第26-33页 |
| 2.2.1 English Word Reading in the Chinese Context | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Issues in PA and English Word Reading | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies on the correlation between Chinese PA and English PA with Pinyin level | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.4 Studies on the Relationship between Pinyin level and English word Reading | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2.5 Studies on the Effect of Pinyin Skill on PA and Early reading | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第33-39页 |
| 3.1 A Developmental Phonological Awareness Continuum | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 Models of Word Recognition Development | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Models of Word Recognition | 第35-39页 |
| 3.3.1 Dual-Route Model | 第36页 |
| 3.3.2 Analogy Model | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3.3 Connectionist Model | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第39-53页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第39页 |
| 4.2 Participants | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第40-44页 |
| 4.3.1 English PA tasks | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Pinyin Level Tasks | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.3 English Word Reading Tasks | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.4 The interview | 第44页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures of the study | 第44-51页 |
| 4.4.1 Administration of the task | 第45-46页 |
| 4.4.2 Treatment | 第46-51页 |
| 4.5 Data Collection and Analysis | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第53-64页 |
| 5.1 Correlations on Chinese children’s Pinyin Level, English PA and English Word reading Performance | 第53-57页 |
| 5.2 Effect of Pinyin Training | 第57-58页 |
| 5.3 Effect of English PA | 第58-60页 |
| 5.4 Comparison Effects of Pinyin and English PA Training on English Word Reading | 第60-64页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第64页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第64-66页 |
| 6.2.1 Theoretical Implications | 第64-65页 |
| 6.2.2 Pedagogy Implications | 第65-66页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第66-67页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for the Further Research | 第67-68页 |
| References | 第68-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第79-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80页 |
