| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第11页 |
| ·The purpose and significance of the study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Task-based Language Teaching | 第14-27页 |
| ·What is a "task"? | 第14-15页 |
| ·What is Task-based Language Teaching? | 第15-16页 |
| ·Underpinning theories | 第16-18页 |
| ·Task classification | 第18-20页 |
| ·Task components | 第20-22页 |
| ·Features of Task-based language Teaching | 第22页 |
| ·Designing Task-based language class | 第22-24页 |
| ·Empirical studies on Task-based Language Teaching | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Task-based learning and teaching of English reading | 第27-36页 |
| ·Reading and reading comprehension | 第27-29页 |
| ·Reading comprehension and Task-based Learning | 第29-30页 |
| ·Reading and Task-based learning | 第30-33页 |
| ·Approaches to teaching of EFL/ESL reading | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第36-45页 |
| ·Purpose | 第36页 |
| ·Rationale for the research | 第36-37页 |
| ·Research questions | 第37页 |
| ·Subjects | 第37-38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38页 |
| ·Procedures | 第38-39页 |
| ·The framework and examples of the task-based reading activities | 第39-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Research result and data analysis | 第45-53页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of the reading tests | 第45-48页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics of the questionnaire investigation | 第48-53页 |
| Chapter 6 Discovery and discussion | 第53-60页 |
| ·Discussion on research questions | 第53-54页 |
| ·The advantages of Task-based Reading | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implication | 第55-58页 |
| ·Practical problems and possible solutions | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for the study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-68页 |
| Appendix A | 第68-75页 |
| Appendix B | 第75-81页 |
| Appendix C | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix D | 第83-85页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第85页 |
