| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第12页 |
| ·The outline structure of the research | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-32页 |
| ·Introduction of context theory | 第14-24页 |
| ·Definition of context | 第14-15页 |
| ·Classification of context | 第15-19页 |
| ·Functions of context | 第19-20页 |
| ·Study on context at abroad and home | 第20-24页 |
| ·Reading | 第24-28页 |
| ·The definition of reading | 第24-25页 |
| ·The purpose of reading | 第25页 |
| ·Models of reading | 第25-27页 |
| ·Reading strategy | 第27页 |
| ·Methods of teaching reading | 第27-28页 |
| ·Application of context theory to reading teaching | 第28-31页 |
| ·Applying linguistic context to reading teaching | 第28-29页 |
| ·Applying non-linguistic context to reading teaching | 第29-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第32-42页 |
| ·Research questions | 第32页 |
| ·Research participants | 第32-33页 |
| ·Teaching materials | 第33页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第33-35页 |
| ·Texts | 第33-34页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第34页 |
| ·Interview | 第34页 |
| ·SPSS software | 第34-35页 |
| ·Procedure | 第35-36页 |
| ·Teaching time plan and teaching procedure | 第35-36页 |
| ·Teaching sample | 第36-42页 |
| ·Teaching method of the experimental class | 第36-37页 |
| ·Teaching method of the control class | 第37页 |
| ·Two sample lessons in actual application | 第37-42页 |
| Chapter Four Data Collection and Analysis | 第42-50页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of questionnaires | 第42-43页 |
| ·Analysis of pre-test and post-test | 第43-48页 |
| ·The comparison of the pre-test between CC and EC | 第43-45页 |
| ·The comparison of post-test for experimental class and control class | 第45-46页 |
| ·Analysis of the pre-test and post-test in the control class | 第46-47页 |
| ·Analysis of the pre-test and post-test in the experimental class | 第47-48页 |
| ·Analysis of interview | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-54页 |
| ·Major findings | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第51页 |
| ·Implications for English reading teaching | 第51-52页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-58页 |
| Appendix I: Questionnaire on the students’ reading strategy (Chinese version) | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix II: Reading test | 第59-72页 |
| Appendix III: Scores | 第72-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74-75页 |
| The list of the research papers published by the author | 第75-76页 |