| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-18页 |
| ·Current Situation of English Reading Instruction and Assessment in Chinese Middle Schools | 第12-14页 |
| ·New Trends in Reading Instruction and Assessment Promoted by the New Curriculum Standards | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Significance of Further Exploring the Use of Reading Discussion Group in Present English Reading Instruction--A Possible Way to Meet Multiple Needs | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Structure of this thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Bases and Practical Models for RDG's Operation and Assessment | 第18-51页 |
| ·Theoretical bases for RDG | 第18-28页 |
| ·Interactive model of reading | 第18-20页 |
| ·Reader Response Theory | 第20-24页 |
| ·Discussion Method | 第24-28页 |
| ·Successful Models For RDG abroad: Book Club Program and Literature Circles | 第28-30页 |
| ·Book Club program | 第28-29页 |
| ·Literature Circles Program | 第29-30页 |
| ·Theories of Assessment for RDG | 第30-36页 |
| ·Literacy Assessment Standards issued by the International Reading Association | 第31-32页 |
| ·Benefits of performance assessment | 第32-33页 |
| ·Benefits of self-assessment and peer assessment | 第33-35页 |
| ·Assessment samples offered by book club and literature circles | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Operation and Assessment of RDG | 第36-51页 |
| ·The Operation of RDG | 第36-43页 |
| ·The Assessment of RDG | 第43-47页 |
| ·Possible Problems and Resolutions in the Application and Assessment of RDG | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Three Experimental Study with Applying and Assessing RDG in Beijing No. 4 Senior High School | 第51-75页 |
| ·Research Design | 第51-60页 |
| ·Purpose | 第51页 |
| ·Research questions and hypotheses | 第51-53页 |
| ·Subject selection | 第53页 |
| ·Instruments | 第53-56页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第56-59页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第59-60页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第60-74页 |
| ·Competence in using language skills integratedly | 第60-63页 |
| ·Higher-level proficiency | 第63-67页 |
| ·Students' affects' development | 第67-68页 |
| ·Assessment tools of RDG | 第68-69页 |
| ·Changes in students' attitudes towards RDG | 第69-73页 |
| ·Effectiveness and feasibility of RDG | 第73-74页 |
| ·Limitations | 第74-75页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第75-79页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第75-77页 |
| ·Implications of RDG Model for English education in China | 第77-78页 |
| ·Final Conclusion | 第78-79页 |
| References | 第79-94页 |
| Appendices | 第94-146页 |
| Appendix A: Sample Assessment Forms and Charts | 第94-99页 |
| Appendix B: Role Charts for Assessing Preparation Before Discussion | 第99-106页 |
| Appendix C: Charts for Assessing Behaviors and Quality During Discussion | 第106-109页 |
| Appendix D: Chart for Self-assessment After Discussion | 第109-110页 |
| Appendix E: Charts for Global Assessment | 第110-113页 |
| Appendix F: Questionnaire A and Questionnaire B | 第113-118页 |
| Appendix G: Post-test Paper | 第118-132页 |
| Appendix H: Sample Transcript | 第132-137页 |
| Appendix I: Students' Assignment Samples | 第137-146页 |
