| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·The Importance of TEFL Reading | 第9页 |
| ·The Requirements of English Reading Ability for Senior High School Students | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Current Situation of TEFL Reading in Hong'an No.1 Middle School | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Objective and Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·The Framework of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第12-26页 |
| ·The Definition of Reading | 第12页 |
| ·The Nature of Reading Comprehension | 第12-14页 |
| ·Reading Theories | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Definition of Theme and Rheme | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Classification of Theme | 第17-20页 |
| ·Thematic Progression | 第20-23页 |
| ·Researches on TEFL reading from the Perspective of Thematic Theory | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three The Application of Thematic Theory in TEFL Reading | 第26-37页 |
| ·Warming Up | 第27页 |
| ·Predicting the Main Idea | 第27-28页 |
| ·Revising the Hypothesis by the Recognition of the Thematic Sequence | 第28-30页 |
| ·Identifying the Thematic Progression,Words and Grammatical Structures | 第30-35页 |
| ·Reciting the Text according to the Given Thematic Sequence | 第35页 |
| ·Assignment | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methods | 第37-60页 |
| ·Subjects of the Research | 第37页 |
| ·Teaching Materials | 第37页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第37-39页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第39-42页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第42-56页 |
| ·Results of the Surveys | 第56-58页 |
| ·Analysis of the Interviews | 第58-59页 |
| ·Summary of the Experiment | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第60-62页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第67页 |
