| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-8页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第8-11页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Structure and Contents of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第11-30页 |
| ·Definitions and Theories about Reading and Phonological Awareness | 第11-21页 |
| ·Definition and Nature of Reading | 第11-13页 |
| ·Theories Concerning Second and Foreign Language Reading | 第13-17页 |
| ·Phonological Processing and Stanovich’s Phonological Deficit Hypothesis | 第17-18页 |
| ·Definition of Phonological Awareness | 第18-20页 |
| ·Measurements of Phonological Awareness | 第20-21页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundations for Phonological Awareness and Reading | 第21-24页 |
| ·Phonological Awareness as a Prerequisite of Learning to Read | 第21-22页 |
| ·Phonological Awareness as a Consequence of Learning to Read | 第22-23页 |
| ·Phonological Awareness as both the Causation and the Consequence of Learning to Read | 第23-24页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on the Correlation between Phonological Awareness and Reading | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Importance of Phonological Awareness in L1 reading | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Importance of Phonological Awareness in L2/FL Reading | 第26-27页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| CHAPTER THREE PRESENT STUDY | 第30-40页 |
| ·Research Purpose and Questions | 第30页 |
| ·Operationalizations of Variables | 第30-31页 |
| ·Phonological Awareness | 第30-31页 |
| ·Reading Ability | 第31页 |
| ·Methods | 第31-39页 |
| ·The Research Site | 第31页 |
| ·Participants | 第31页 |
| ·Instruments | 第31-35页 |
| ·Scoring and Coding Criteria | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36-38页 |
| ·Scoring and Coding | 第38-39页 |
| ·Methods of Data Analysis | 第39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-40页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第40-54页 |
| ·Research Results | 第40-49页 |
| ·Do Adult Chinese EFL Learners Use Bottom-up Strategies in Reading? | 第40-44页 |
| ·Is There a Correlation between Phonological Awareness and Reading Comprehension in Adult Chinese EFL Learners? | 第44-47页 |
| ·Which Subcategory of Phonological Awareness Plays a Greater Predictive Role in the Reading of Adult Chinese EFL Learners, Onset-rime Awareness or Phoneme Awareness? | 第47-49页 |
| ·Discussions | 第49-53页 |
| ·Reading Strategies Used in the Reading of Adult Chinese EFL Learners | 第49页 |
| ·The Correlation between Phonological Awareness and Reading of Adult Chinese EFL Learners | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Predictive Power of Onset-rime versus Phoneme Awareness of Reading Ability of Adult Chinese EFL Learners | 第51-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第54-58页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第55-56页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第56-58页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第58-59页 |
| REFERENCES | 第59-66页 |
| APPENDICES | 第66-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 英语阅读策略问卷 | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ The Interview Guideline | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ The Phonological Awareness Test (script) | 第69-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ The Answer Sheet of Phonological Awareness Test | 第74-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ The Answer key to the Phonological Awareness Test | 第77-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ The Reading Comprehension Test | 第78-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ The Answer Key to the Reading Comprehension Test | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ Articles Published during M.A. Studies | 第83页 |
