| 1 Introduction | 第1-12页 |
| ·Background | 第7-9页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第9-11页 |
| ·Research questions | 第11-12页 |
| 2 The students ’reading obstacles and the analysis of the reasons for the obstacles | 第12-20页 |
| ·A survey of students ’problems in English reading | 第12-14页 |
| ·The results of the survey of students ’reading problems | 第12-13页 |
| ·The analysis of the survey of students r’eading problems | 第13-14页 |
| ·A survey of teachers ’problems in reading teaching | 第14-17页 |
| ·Teachers ’knowledge of English reading theory | 第14页 |
| ·Teachers ’concepts of reading teaching | 第14-15页 |
| ·Teachers ’opinions on reading teaching methods, class activities and students ’reading ability | 第15-17页 |
| ·An analysis of the reasons for students ’reading obstacles | 第17-20页 |
| 3 Schema theory and reading | 第20-31页 |
| ·Schema theory | 第20-25页 |
| ·A brief definition of schema theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·Key concepts of schema theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Classifications of schema theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·The relationship between the reading process and schema theory | 第25-29页 |
| ·Reading theory | 第25-27页 |
| ·Schemata and the reading process | 第27-28页 |
| ·Schemata and differences in comprehension | 第28-29页 |
| ·The effects of schemata in reading | 第29-31页 |
| 4 Application of schema theory in English reading classes | 第31-62页 |
| ·Enriching schemata in the students ’minds | 第31-32页 |
| ·Activating schemata in the students ’minds | 第32-40页 |
| ·Pre-reading | 第33-36页 |
| ·Previewing | 第36-37页 |
| ·Questioning | 第37-38页 |
| ·Semantic mapping | 第38-39页 |
| ·Feedback from pre-reading | 第39-40页 |
| ·Helping the students to build up schemata in their minds | 第40-46页 |
| ·An introduction to genre approach | 第40-43页 |
| ·Genre approach in practice | 第43-46页 |
| ·Directing the students to use schemata | 第46-56页 |
| ·Signal words in practice | 第46-50页 |
| ·Training the students to form the discourse structure | 第50-56页 |
| ·An experiment | 第56-62页 |
| ·Key questions of the present research | 第56页 |
| ·Subjects | 第56-57页 |
| ·Instruments | 第57页 |
| ·Testing procedures | 第57-58页 |
| ·Materials and training procedures | 第58-59页 |
| ·Results and discussion | 第59-62页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| ·Significance of the findings | 第62页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implications for future research | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-70页 |
| Appendix Pre & Post reading proficiency test | 第70-76页 |
