| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·The background of the research | 第10-11页 |
| ·The significance of the research | 第11页 |
| ·The structure of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·The purpose of the research | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-27页 |
| ·The Relevance Theory | 第13-18页 |
| ·Definition of the Relevance Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Principles of the Relevance Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Working mechanism of the Relevance Theory | 第15-18页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and reading comprehension | 第18-21页 |
| ·Reading as an inference-making process | 第18-19页 |
| ·Reading as a context-choosing process | 第19-21页 |
| ·Reading as an optimal relevance-seeking process | 第21页 |
| ·Review on the Relevance Theory and its application at home and abroad | 第21-26页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies at home | 第23-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第27-38页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第28-30页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第28页 |
| ·Pre-test and post-test | 第28-30页 |
| ·Interview | 第30页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第30页 |
| ·Teaching experiment | 第30-36页 |
| ·Traditional reading teaching model in control class | 第31-33页 |
| ·Teaching model based on the Relevance Theory in experimental class | 第33-36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第38-51页 |
| ·Results and data analysis of the pre-questionnaire between CC and EC | 第38-40页 |
| ·Results and data analysis of the questionnaires in EC | 第40-44页 |
| ·Results and data analysis of the pre-test | 第44-46页 |
| ·Results and data analysis of the post-test | 第46-49页 |
| ·Results and data analysis of the interview | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| ·Major findings | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第53-54页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Reading comprehension of the pre-test | 第58-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Reading comprehension of the post-test | 第63-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Pre-questionnaire of reading strategies | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Post-questionnaire of reading strategies | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: Pre-test and Post-test Scores of CC | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ: Pre-test and Post-test Scores of EC | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ: Questions for interview | 第76-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| The list of the research papers published by the author | 第78-79页 |
