| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第5-9页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第9-12页 |
| A List of Tables & Figures | 第12-19页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第19-32页 |
| ·Research background | 第19-23页 |
| ·The present situation of adult students' English reading | 第20-22页 |
| ·The present situation of teaching adult English reading | 第22-23页 |
| ·Statement of the problem | 第23-26页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the study | 第26-27页 |
| ·Definition of key terms | 第27-32页 |
| ·Reading | 第27-29页 |
| ·Allusion | 第29页 |
| ·Culture | 第29-31页 |
| ·Schema theory | 第31页 |
| ·The relationship between reading and schema theory | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第32-39页 |
| ·Research in reading | 第32-34页 |
| ·Survey | 第32-33页 |
| ·Library research | 第33-34页 |
| ·The empirical study of English reading in foreign countries | 第34-37页 |
| ·The empirical study of English reading in China | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第39-59页 |
| ·Research questions | 第39页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第39页 |
| ·Participants,site selection and time span | 第39-40页 |
| ·Instruments | 第40-44页 |
| ·Two questionnaires | 第41-42页 |
| ·Pretest and posttest | 第42-43页 |
| ·Interview | 第43-44页 |
| ·Software | 第44页 |
| ·Procedures of the experiment | 第44-59页 |
| ·Preparation of the experiment | 第45-49页 |
| ·Questionnaire 1 and pretest | 第45-46页 |
| ·The input of the ideas used in the experiment | 第46-49页 |
| ·The input of cultural background knowledge in English reading | 第46-47页 |
| ·The input of the cognitive function of schema theory in English reading | 第47页 |
| ·The input of function of EAS in cultural learning with schema theory | 第47-48页 |
| ·The input of a new angle of view for English reading | 第48-49页 |
| ·Procedures of implementing EAS in English reading class | 第49-51页 |
| ·The ways to implement EAS in English reading class | 第49-50页 |
| ·The explanation and the application of EAS | 第50页 |
| ·Asking the students to look for English reading materials about more EAS | 第50页 |
| ·Presentation:sharing the findings with both Students And the teacher | 第50页 |
| ·Discussion on the similarity and difference between Chinese and English culture | 第50-51页 |
| ·The discussion of further recognition of English reading through EAS learning | 第51页 |
| ·Procedures of applying EAS in the experimental class | 第51-57页 |
| ·From March to April: introduction of some EAS to the experimental class | 第51-54页 |
| ·In May: searching for more EAS and preparing a presentation | 第54-55页 |
| ·In June: discussions on EAS and culture | 第55-56页 |
| ·In July: discussions on cultural background knowledge | 第56-57页 |
| ·Procedures of applying the traditional teaching method in the control class | 第57页 |
| ·Checking stage | 第57-59页 |
| ·Questionnaire 2, posttest and interview | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Four Data Collection and Analysis | 第59-89页 |
| ·Data collection through questionnaires and analysis | 第59-76页 |
| ·Analysis of the information from questionnaire 1 before the experiment | 第59-68页 |
| ·The students' attitude toward English and English learning | 第59-60页 |
| ·The students' attitude toward English reading | 第60-62页 |
| ·The factors that influence the reading proficiency in the participants' mind | 第62-64页 |
| ·How much the students knew about EAS and the relationship between EAS and reading proficiency | 第64-66页 |
| ·The situation of the former English reading class and the reading proficiency | 第66-68页 |
| ·Analysis of the information from questionnaire 2 after the experiment | 第68-76页 |
| ·The students' attitude toward English and English learning after the experiment | 第68-70页 |
| ·The students' attitude toward English reading | 第70页 |
| ·The factors that influence the reading proficiency in the participants' mind | 第70-72页 |
| ·How much the students knew about EAS and the relationship between EAS and reading proficiency | 第72-74页 |
| ·The situation of English reading class and the reading proficiency after the experiment | 第74-76页 |
| ·Data collection through tests and analysis | 第76-84页 |
| ·Data collection through pretest and analysis | 第76-81页 |
| ·Data collection through pretest | 第76页 |
| ·Analysis of the information from the pretest total score | 第76-77页 |
| ·Analysis of Individual Score for Five Parts in the Pretest | 第77-81页 |
| ·The comparison of score for guessing the meaning of the given word in the pretest | 第78页 |
| ·The comparison of the score for understanding the meaning of the given sentence in the pretest | 第78-79页 |
| ·The comparison of the score for interpreting the meaning of the EAS mentioned in the reading passage | 第79页 |
| ·The comparison of the score for concluding the main idea in the pretest | 第79-80页 |
| ·The comparison of the score for finding out the related details in the pretest | 第80-81页 |
| ·Data collection through the posttest and information analysis | 第81-84页 |
| ·Information analysis of the posttest total score | 第81页 |
| ·Information analysis of individual score for five parts in the posttest | 第81-84页 |
| ·The comparison of score for guessing the meaning of the given word in the posttest | 第82页 |
| ·The comparison of the score for understanding the meaning of the given sentence in the posttest | 第82-83页 |
| ·The comparison of the score for interpreting the meaning of the EAS mentioned in the reading passage in the posttest | 第83页 |
| ·The comparison of the score for concluding the main in the posttest | 第83-84页 |
| ·The Comparison of the score for finding out the related details in the posttest | 第84页 |
| ·Comparison of the data before and after the experiment | 第84-85页 |
| ·Data collected through interview and information analysis | 第85-89页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第89-92页 |
| ·Major findings | 第89-90页 |
| ·The Pedagogical implications of the findings | 第90-91页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第91页 |
| ·suggestions for further research | 第91-92页 |
| Appendices | 第92-114页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第92-94页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第94-96页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第96-104页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第104-112页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第112-113页 |
| Appendix 6 | 第113-114页 |
| Bibliography | 第114-117页 |
