| Abstract (in English) | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aim and significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| ·Basic concepts of meta-discourse | 第14-18页 |
| ·Definition of meta-discourse | 第14-16页 |
| ·Classification of meta-discourse | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous studies of meta-discourse | 第18-24页 |
| ·Meta-discourse and languages | 第18-19页 |
| ·Foreign studies on meta-discourse | 第19-21页 |
| ·Theoretical studies at home | 第21-22页 |
| ·Empirical studies at home | 第22-24页 |
| ·Summary of previous studies | 第24页 |
| ·Reading and reading teaching | 第24-27页 |
| ·Reading | 第24-25页 |
| ·Reading comprehension ,reading instruction and reading testing | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter III Research Methodology | 第27-31页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Subjects of the research | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第28-29页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter IV Results and Discussion | 第31-42页 |
| ·Analysis of meta-discourse markers in reading materials | 第31-32页 |
| ·Results of pretest and post-test | 第32-38页 |
| ·Comparison of the pretest between EC and CC | 第32-34页 |
| ·Analysis of post-test | 第34-35页 |
| ·Analysis of students’ score of the experimental class before-after the class | 第35页 |
| ·The ANOVAanalysis of the experimenal class | 第35-38页 |
| ·Reflections on reading instruction | 第38-42页 |
| ·Inspirations for teachers | 第38-40页 |
| ·Inspirations for students | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| ·Major findings | 第42页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第42页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for further study | 第42-44页 |
| Appendix I: Paper for Pretest | 第44-49页 |
| Appendix II: Paper for Post-test | 第49-55页 |
| Appendix III: Questions of the interview | 第55-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Papers Published during MA Program | 第61-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-63页 |
