| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1. Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| Chapter 2. Literature Review | 第17-31页 |
| ·Review of the Study of Reading | 第17-25页 |
| ·Definition of Reading | 第17-18页 |
| ·Reading Process | 第18-20页 |
| ·Models of Reading | 第20-25页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第25-31页 |
| ·Concept of Schema | 第25-26页 |
| ·Review of Schema Theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·Classification of Schemata | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 3. The Role of Schemata in Business English Reading | 第31-47页 |
| ·Characteristics of Schemata in BE Reading | 第31-36页 |
| ·Feature of Linguistic Schema | 第31-33页 |
| ·Feature of Formal Schema | 第33-35页 |
| ·Feature of Content Schema | 第35-36页 |
| ·Influence of Schemata on BE Reading Comprehension | 第36-47页 |
| ·Linguistic Schema in BE Reading Comprehension | 第37-38页 |
| ·Formal Schema in BE Reading Comprehension | 第38-39页 |
| ·Content Schema in BE Reading Comprehension | 第39-42页 |
| ·Schemata-related Comprehension Breakdown | 第42-47页 |
| ·Schema Unavailability | 第43-45页 |
| ·Schema Non-activation | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 4. Implications of Schema Theory for Teaching Business English Reading | 第47-64页 |
| ·Pedagogical Strategies of Accumulating and Activating Schemata | 第47-60页 |
| ·Selection of Reading Materials | 第47-52页 |
| ·Classroom Activities | 第52-60页 |
| ·Accumulating and Activating Content Schema | 第52-56页 |
| ·Accumulating and Activating Formal Schema | 第56-57页 |
| ·Developing Linguistic Schema | 第57-60页 |
| ·A Tentative Model for Teaching BE Reading | 第60-64页 |
| Chapter 5. An Empirical Study | 第64-83页 |
| ·Experimental Design | 第64-72页 |
| ·Hypotheses of Experiment | 第64-65页 |
| ·Subjects under Study | 第65-69页 |
| ·Profile of Subjects | 第65页 |
| ·Needs on BE Reading | 第65-68页 |
| ·Schema-related BE Reading Problems | 第68-69页 |
| ·Instruments of Experiment | 第69-71页 |
| ·BEC Reading Tests | 第69-70页 |
| ·Post-experiment Questionnaire | 第70-71页 |
| ·Procedure of Experiment | 第71-72页 |
| ·Experimental Results and Analyses | 第72-78页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第72页 |
| ·Data Analyses | 第72-78页 |
| ·Results of Pretest | 第72-74页 |
| ·Results of Posttest | 第74-75页 |
| ·Results of Comparison of Two Tests | 第75-76页 |
| ·Results of Post-experiment Questionnaire | 第76-78页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第78-83页 |
| ·Summary of Experimental Results | 第78-79页 |
| ·Implications for Teaching BE Reading in Vocational & Technical Colleges | 第79-83页 |
| ·Meeting Needs of Students | 第80页 |
| ·Reorientation of Teacher's and Student's Role | 第80-81页 |
| ·Lighting on Building BE Content and Linguistic Schemata. | 第81页 |
| ·Cultivating Reading Strategies of Interactive Process | 第81-83页 |
| Chapter 6. Conclusion | 第83-86页 |
| Notes | 第86-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-92页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第92-93页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第93-96页 |
