| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第7-13页 |
| A List of Figures and Tables | 第13-15页 |
| Abbreviations Used in This Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第16-20页 |
| ·Signifiance of reading for non-English majors | 第16-17页 |
| ·Factors affecting English reading and current studies on eliminating barriers to reading omprehension | 第17-18页 |
| ·Significance of metacognitive strategies and non-English majors' use of metacognitive strategies | 第18-20页 |
| ·Aim of the study | 第20-21页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第22-55页 |
| ·Cognition and metacognition | 第22-24页 |
| ·A view of reading process | 第24-29页 |
| ·A cognitive view of reading | 第24-28页 |
| ·Bottom-up models | 第24-25页 |
| ·Top-down models | 第25-26页 |
| ·Interactive models | 第26页 |
| ·Schema theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·Ametacognitive view of reading | 第28-29页 |
| ·Metacognitive knowledge about reading | 第28页 |
| ·Metacognitive regulation of reading | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29页 |
| ·Cognitive and metacognitive strategies in language learning | 第29-41页 |
| ·Definitions of cognitive and metacognitive strategies in language learning | 第29-31页 |
| ·Taxonomies of cognitive and metacognitive strategies in language learning and their application to reading | 第31-41页 |
| ·In O'Malley and Chamot's classification scheme | 第32-37页 |
| ·In Oxford's classification scheme | 第37-41页 |
| ·Cognitive and metacognitive strategies in this study | 第41-44页 |
| ·Learning strategy instruction approaches | 第44-50页 |
| ·The strategic teaching model (STM) | 第45-46页 |
| ·Cognitive academic language learning approach (CALLA) | 第46-48页 |
| ·Strategies-based instruction (SBI) | 第48页 |
| ·Implication of the three training models for the present study | 第48-50页 |
| ·Empirical studies on metacognitive strategy training for reading | 第50-55页 |
| ·Foreign empirical studies on metacognitive strategy training for L1 and L2 reading | 第50-51页 |
| ·Domestic empirical studies on metacognitive strategy training for English reading | 第51-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the foreign and domestic studies on metacognitive strategy training | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第55-69页 |
| ·Research questions | 第55页 |
| ·Subjects | 第55-56页 |
| ·Instruments | 第56-59页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第56-59页 |
| ·Questionnaire structure | 第56-57页 |
| ·Reliability and validity of the questionnaire | 第57-59页 |
| ·Reading comprehension tests | 第59页 |
| ·Data collection | 第59-67页 |
| ·Cognitive strategy training | 第60-61页 |
| ·Administration of the questionnaire on cognitive and metacognitive strategies | 第61-62页 |
| ·Administration of reading comprehension:Test 1 | 第62页 |
| ·Treatment to the experiment group:metacognitive strategy-based English reading instruction | 第62-67页 |
| ·Treatment to the control group:traditional English reading instruction | 第67页 |
| ·Administration of the questionnaire and reading comprehension:Test 2 | 第67页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第69-82页 |
| ·Effectiveness of MST for improved metacognitive strategy use | 第69-71页 |
| ·Effectiveness of MST for improved English reading comprehension | 第71-79页 |
| ·Differences between the EG and the CG in English reading achievement | 第71-73页 |
| ·Relationship between the EG students' post-treatment metacognitive strategy use and English reading achievement | 第73-79页 |
| ·Correlation between Metacognitive Strategy/each sub-metacognitive strategy and English reading achievement | 第73-76页 |
| ·Causal effect of Metacognitive Strategy/Monitoring Strategy on English reading achievement | 第76-79页 |
| ·Effectiveness of MST for improved cognitive strategy use | 第79-82页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第82-88页 |
| ·Major findings | 第82-83页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第83-86页 |
| ·Theoretical implications | 第83-84页 |
| ·Methodological implications | 第84-85页 |
| ·Practical implications | 第85-86页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第86-88页 |
| Bibliography | 第88-98页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 英语中的认知和元认知策略调查问卷 | 第98-100页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Test One | 第100-105页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Reading Comprehension Test Two | 第105-110页 |
