| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Objective and purpose of the study | 第10页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第10-12页 |
| ·An outline of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature review | 第14-42页 |
| ·Researches on working memory | 第14-27页 |
| ·Theories and models of working memory | 第14-17页 |
| ·Baddley & Hitch: Multiple-component model of working memory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Case: Trade-off model (resource-sharing account) | 第15页 |
| ·Oberauer: A facet model of working memory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Engle: An attentional control model of working memory | 第16页 |
| ·Ericsson&Kintch: Long-term memory model | 第16-17页 |
| ·Measurement of working memory and its components | 第17-24页 |
| ·Training of working memory | 第24-27页 |
| ·Researches on reading comprehension | 第27-37页 |
| ·Theories on reading comprehension | 第27-33页 |
| ·Processing models of reading | 第27-31页 |
| ·Schema theory of reading | 第31-32页 |
| ·Construction-integration model of reading | 第32-33页 |
| ·Dynamic model of reading comprehension process | 第33-37页 |
| ·Working memory and reading comprehension | 第37-42页 |
| ·Working memory and LI reading comprehension | 第37-38页 |
| ·Working memory and L2 reading comprehension | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Three: Research methodology | 第42-72页 |
| ·Introduction of research methodology design | 第42-43页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis | 第43-68页 |
| ·Experiment 1: Impact of working memory components on reading process | 第43-57页 |
| ·Participants | 第43-44页 |
| ·Design and materials | 第44-56页 |
| ·Procedure | 第56-57页 |
| ·Experiment 2: Comparative analysis of the performance in reading comprehension test, working memory test and working memory component test during pre-test, middle-test and post-test | 第57-68页 |
| ·Participants | 第57页 |
| ·Design and materials | 第57-62页 |
| ·Procedure | 第62-68页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis | 第68-72页 |
| ·Participants | 第68-69页 |
| ·Design and materials | 第69页 |
| ·Procedure | 第69-72页 |
| Chapter Four: Results and discussion | 第72-100页 |
| ·Results and discussion of quantitative experiments | 第72-94页 |
| ·Experiment 1 | 第72-83页 |
| ·Difference analysis between experimental group and control group on processes of reading comprehension | 第72-81页 |
| ·Reliability and validity analysis of reading comprehension test | 第81-83页 |
| ·Experiment 2 | 第83-90页 |
| ·Effect of working memory training on working memory and reading comprehension performance | 第83-89页 |
| ·Reliability and validity analysis of working memory test | 第89-90页 |
| ·Combinative analysis of the two experiments | 第90-94页 |
| ·Results and discussion of the qualitative data | 第94-100页 |
| ·Data analysis in the earlier stage of training | 第94-96页 |
| ·Data analysis in the middle stage of training | 第96-97页 |
| ·Data analysis in the later stage of training | 第97-100页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第100-104页 |
| ·Major findings | 第100-101页 |
| ·Limitations and future directions | 第101-102页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第102-104页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第104-112页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 第112-114页 |
| APPENDIX | 第114-128页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第128页 |
