| Abstract | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives | 第12页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Discourse | 第14页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Discourse Analysis | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on Discourse Analysis Abroad | 第15页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Discourse Analysis at Home | 第15-16页 |
| 2.3 Studies on English Reading Teaching | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3.1 Studies on English Reading Teaching Abroad | 第16页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on English Reading Teaching at Home | 第16-17页 |
| 2.4 Studies on Discourse Analysis and Reading Teaching | 第17-21页 |
| 2.4.1 Studies on Discourse Analysis and Reading Teaching Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.4.2 Studies on Discourse Analysis and Reading Teaching at Home | 第18-19页 |
| 2.4.3 Relationships between Discourse Analysis and Reading Teaching | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis of the Study | 第21-28页 |
| 3.1 The Theory of Lexical Cohesion | 第21-24页 |
| 3.1.1 The Concept of Cohesion | 第21页 |
| 3.1.2 Reference | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.3 Substitution | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.4 Ellipsis | 第23页 |
| 3.1.5 Conjunction | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.6 Lexical Cohesion | 第24页 |
| 3.2 The Theory of Textual Coherence | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2.1 Using General Knowledge of the World | 第25页 |
| 3.2.2 Top-down and Bottom-up Processing | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.3 Presenting Background Knowledge | 第26页 |
| 3.3 The Theory of Thematic and Information Structures | 第26-28页 |
| 3.3.1 Thematic Structure | 第27页 |
| 3.3.2 Information Structure | 第27页 |
| 3.3.3 Thematic Structure and Reading Instruction | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第28-39页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第28页 |
| 4.2 Research Subjects | 第28页 |
| 4.3 Research Instruments | 第28-29页 |
| 4.3.1 Questionnaires | 第28-29页 |
| 4.3.2 Reading Tests | 第29页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedure | 第29-32页 |
| 4.4.1 The Pre-test Accompanied with a Questionnaire Investigation | 第29页 |
| 4.4.2 Pedagogical Activities Based on Discourse Analysis | 第29-32页 |
| 4.4.3 The Post-test | 第32页 |
| 4.5 The Design of the Experiment | 第32-35页 |
| 4.5.1 The Reading Design of the Control Class | 第32-33页 |
| 4.5.2 The Reading Design of the Experimental Class | 第33-35页 |
| 4.6 A Tentative Reading Teaching Model for English Teachers | 第35-38页 |
| 4.7 Data Collection and Analysis | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第39-50页 |
| 5.1 Analysis of Questionnaires | 第39-42页 |
| 5.1.1 Analysis of Questionnaire 1 | 第39-41页 |
| 5.1.2 Analysis of QuestionnaireⅡ | 第41-42页 |
| 5.2 Analysis of Reading Tests | 第42-44页 |
| 5.2.1 The Current Situation and Problems of Teaching English Reading in senior high school | 第42-43页 |
| 5.2.2 Analysis of the Pre-test | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2.3 Analysis of the Post-test | 第44页 |
| 5.2.4 Analysis of Students’ Reading Speed | 第44页 |
| 5.3 Data Analysis | 第44-50页 |
| 5.3.1 Analysis of the Questionnaire Investigation about Senior High-School Students | 第45页 |
| 5.3.2 The Comparison of the Experimental Class in Pre-test and Post-test | 第45-46页 |
| 5.3.3 The Comparison of the Controlled Class in Pre-test and Post-test | 第46-47页 |
| 5.3.4 The Comparison of the Experimental Class and the Controlled Class in Pre-test andPost-test | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第50-54页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第50-51页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Research | 第51-52页 |
| 6.2.1 The Implication on Language Form and Language Meaning | 第51页 |
| 6.2.2 The Implication on English Reading Teaching | 第51-52页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Research | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第56-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第59-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第63-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ | 第68-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74页 |
