| Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| ·Definition of TOA | 第14-16页 |
| ·TOA/ITOA in language learning | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ The Reading Process | 第22-48页 |
| ·Definition of Reading | 第22-23页 |
| ·Models of Reading Process | 第23-33页 |
| ·Bottom -up Model of Reading | 第24-26页 |
| ·Top-down Model of Reading | 第26-28页 |
| ·Interactive Model of Reading | 第28-29页 |
| ·Schema Theory of Reading | 第29-33页 |
| ·Definition of Schema (Schemata) | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Interaction between Schemata and Text | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Implications of the Schema Theory | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary of Reading Models | 第33页 |
| ·Reading Types | 第33-35页 |
| ·Comprehension Monitoring | 第35-37页 |
| ·Reading Flexibility | 第37-38页 |
| ·Reading Skills | 第38-41页 |
| ·Methods to Test Reading Comprehension | 第41-48页 |
| ·Types of Reading Comprehension Questions | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Methodology | 第48-56页 |
| ·.Research Issues | 第48页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第48-49页 |
| ·Research methods and Instruments used | 第49-56页 |
| ·Subjects | 第49-50页 |
| ·Instruments | 第50页 |
| ·Measurement of TOA | 第50-52页 |
| ·Procedure | 第52-56页 |
| ·Pre-reading test--a pilot reading test | 第53页 |
| ·Test scoring | 第53-55页 |
| ·Data collection | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Results and Discussion | 第56-70页 |
| ·Research question one | 第57-62页 |
| ·Research question two | 第62-64页 |
| ·Research question three | 第64-66页 |
| ·Research question Four | 第66-70页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第70-75页 |
| ·Summary of the findings derived | 第70-73页 |
| ·Theoretical implications | 第71页 |
| ·Instructional implications | 第71-73页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第73-75页 |
| Notes | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Gough's model of reading | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ A representation of Rumelhart's interactive model of reading | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Reading comprehension test | 第78-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Questionnaire Used in the Research | 第88-89页 |
| Bibliography | 第89-96页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第96-98页 |