| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-10页 |
| A List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| A List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Abbreviations Table | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Definitions of Terms | 第16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·An Overview of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Relevant Literature Review | 第18-43页 |
| Part I Rationale in Language Learning Strategies | 第18-24页 |
| ·An Overview | 第18页 |
| ·Research on Learning Strategies | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definition of Learning Strategies | 第19-20页 |
| ·Cognitive Foundation of Learning Strategies in SLA | 第20-24页 |
| ·Cognition | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Interaction of the Intermediary System of Cognition in the Reading Process | 第23-24页 |
| Part II Rationale in Reading Process, Reading Strategies and Learner Training | 第24-43页 |
| ·Reading Process | 第24-27页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第26-27页 |
| ·Reading Strategies | 第27-34页 |
| ·Scanning | 第29-30页 |
| ·Making Text Predictions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Making Lexical Inferences | 第31-34页 |
| ·Identifying Text Structure Signaling Devices and Discourse Organization | 第34页 |
| ·Learner Training in a Formal Setting | 第34-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design and Methodology | 第43-49页 |
| ·An Overview | 第43页 |
| ·Procedure of the Study | 第43-44页 |
| ·Subjects | 第44-45页 |
| ·Instruments | 第45-47页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第45-46页 |
| ·Test Papers | 第46-47页 |
| ·Interview | 第47页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第47-49页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第47-48页 |
| ·Test Papers | 第48页 |
| ·Interview | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第49-68页 |
| ·An Overview | 第49页 |
| ·Phase I: Investigating the Subjects' Situation of Applying Reading Strategies (Questionnaire Survey) | 第49-53页 |
| ·Phase II: Investigating the Effect of Strategy Training | 第53-68页 |
| ·Pre-test | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Arrangement of the Training | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Application of the Specific Reading Strategy Training | 第56-61页 |
| ·Making Lexical Inferences Strategy Training | 第57-58页 |
| ·Scanning Strategy Training | 第58-60页 |
| ·Making Text Predictions Strategy Training | 第60-61页 |
| ·The Strategy Training of Identifying Text Structure Signaling Devices and Discourse Organization | 第61页 |
| ·Post-test | 第61-62页 |
| ·Effect of Reading Strategy Training | 第62-65页 |
| ·Participants' Attitudes towards Strategy Training | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第68-74页 |
| ·An Overview | 第68页 |
| ·Summary of the Main Findings by Research Questions | 第68-69页 |
| ·Implications | 第69-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第71页 |
| ·Recommendations for Further Research | 第71-74页 |
| Appendix 1: Questionnaire | 第74-77页 |
| Appendix 2: Reading Comprehension (Pre-test) | 第77-84页 |
| Appendix 3: Reading Comprehension (Post-test) | 第84-91页 |
| Appendix 4: Scanning (Pre-test) | 第91-94页 |
| Appendix 5: Scanning (Post-test) | 第94-98页 |
| Appendix 6: Interviews | 第98-100页 |
| Bibliography | 第100-107页 |
