| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research purpose | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research significance | 第12页 |
| ·The structure of this thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-32页 |
| ·Understanding reading | 第14-19页 |
| ·The nature of reading | 第14-16页 |
| ·The role of Schemata in reading | 第16-18页 |
| ·The purpose of reading in practice | 第18-19页 |
| ·Understanding Discurse Organization | 第19-27页 |
| ·The definition of discourse | 第19-20页 |
| ·Discourse organization | 第20-27页 |
| ·Studies on the relationship between discourse organization and reading | 第27-30页 |
| ·Discourse organization acting as scaffolding to reading | 第27-29页 |
| ·Discourse organization theory aiding reading to become effective | 第29-30页 |
| ·Studies on applying discourse organization theory in reading abroad and in China | 第30-32页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第30-31页 |
| ·Studies home | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第32-38页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Subjects | 第32-35页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Doscussions | 第38-56页 |
| ·The situation of English reading of the students before the application of discourse organization theory | 第38-40页 |
| ·Application of discourse organization theory to English reading instruction | 第40-48页 |
| ·Practical needs of applying discourse organization theory | 第41-42页 |
| ·General steps of applying discourse organization theory in reading instruction | 第42-45页 |
| ·An example of applying discourse organization theory to English reading instruction for senior high school students | 第45-48页 |
| ·The situation after the application of discourse organization theory to English reading instruction | 第48-56页 |
| ·The significant differences between the pre and post questionnaire results | 第48-51页 |
| ·The significant differences between the pre and post test results | 第51-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第56-60页 |
| ·Major findings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implications | 第57-59页 |
| ·Advantages of applying discourse organization theory in reading teaching | 第57-58页 |
| ·Disadvantages of applying discourse organization theory in reading teaching | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-64页 |
| Appendices | 第64-87页 |
| Appendix A:English scores of the final test of Grade 7(altogether 8 classes) | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix B:Scores of reading parts of the pre-test and post test of EC | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix C:Scores of reading parts of the pre-test and post test of CC | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix D:Questionnaire for the students | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix E:The pre-test reading materials | 第68-76页 |
| Appendix F:The post-test reading materials | 第76-84页 |
| Appendix G:The reading part of Unit 5,in NSEFC Book 7 | 第84-86页 |
| Appendix H:List of Abbreviatations | 第86-87页 |
| 研究生期间发表的论文 | 第87-89页 |
