| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Framework of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-30页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Morphological Awareness | 第14页 |
| 2.2 Classification of Morphological Awareness | 第14-15页 |
| 2.3 Direct Effects of Morphological Awareness on Reading Comprehension | 第15-21页 |
| 2.3.1 The Direct Effects of Morphological Awareness as a First Language | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3.2 The Direct Effect of Morphological Awareness as a Second Language | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.3 Studies of Direct Effects of Morphological Awareness on Reading Comprehension in China | 第19-21页 |
| 2.4 Indirect Effects of Morphological Awareness on Reading Comprehension | 第21-27页 |
| 2.4.1 The Indirect Effects of Morphological Awareness as a First Language | 第21-23页 |
| 2.4.1.1 Indirect Effects via Vocabulary Knowledge | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4.1.2 Indirect Effects via Lexical Inference | 第22-23页 |
| 2.4.2 The Indirect Effects of Morphological Awareness as a Second Language | 第23-26页 |
| 2.4.2.1 Indirect Effects via Vocabulary Knowledge | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4.2.2 Indirect Effects via Lexical Inference | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4.3 Studies of Indirect Effects of Morphological Awareness on Reading Comprehension in China | 第26-27页 |
| 2.5 Measurement in Morphological Awareness’ Studies and Hypotheses | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-39页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第30页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第31-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Morphological Awareness Test (MAT) | 第31-33页 |
| 3.3.2 Vocabulary Knowledge Test (VKT) | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3.3 Lexical Inference Test (LIT) | 第35页 |
| 3.3.4 Reading Comprehension Test (RCT) | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection and Analysis Process | 第36-39页 |
| 3.4.1 Pilot Test | 第36页 |
| 3.4.2 Analysis Process | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第39-58页 |
| 4.1 Descriptive Statistics of the Variables | 第39-43页 |
| 4.2 Correlations between Morphological Awareness and Observed Variables | 第43-45页 |
| 4.3 Direct Effects of Morphological Awareness | 第45-50页 |
| 4.4 Indirect Effects of Morphological Awareness | 第50-58页 |
| 4.4.1 Indirect Effects of Morphological Awareness via Vocabulary Knowledge | 第50-54页 |
| 4.4.2 Indirect Effects of Morphological Awareness via Lexical Inference | 第54-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第58-62页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第58-59页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions of the Study | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Morphological Awareness Test | 第69-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary Knowledge Test | 第73-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Lexical Inferencing Ability Test | 第79-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Reading Comprehension Test | 第82-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87-88页 |
| Publications | 第88页 |
