| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-33页 |
| 2.1 Language and Culture | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Language | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of Culture | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Relationship between Language and Culture | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Reading Ability | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Nature of Reading | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Reading Comprehension | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Culture Teaching in EFL | 第24-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Goals of Culture Teaching | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Goals of Culture Teaching for Junior High School Students in China | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.3 Content of Culture Teaching in EFL | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4 Study of Culture Teaching at Home and Abroad | 第28-33页 |
| 2.4.1 Culture Teaching Abroad | 第29-31页 |
| 2.4.2 Culture Teaching at Home | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第33-42页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Teachers | 第34页 |
| 3.2.2 Students | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.2 Tests | 第36页 |
| 3.4 Experiment | 第36-40页 |
| 3.4.1 Reading Materials for the Research | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4.2 Operationalization of the Experiment | 第37-40页 |
| 3.5 Data Collection | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第42-64页 |
| 4.1 Results of Questionnaires from the Students | 第42-48页 |
| 4.2 Results of Questionnaires from the Teachers | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3 Results of Students’ Reading Comprehension Improvement | 第51-55页 |
| 4.4 Discussion | 第55-62页 |
| 4.4.1 Major Factors Influencing Junior High School Culture Teaching | 第55-58页 |
| 4.4.2 Effective Ways of Culture Teaching in Junior High School EnglishReading Course | 第58-61页 |
| 4.4.3 Effects of Culture Teaching Integration on Improving EFL Learners’Reading Comprehension | 第61-62页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| 5.1 Implications for Culture Teaching in English Reading Course | 第64-66页 |
| 5.1.1 Teachers’ Role in Culture Teaching | 第64-65页 |
| 5.1.2 Reorganizing the Textbooks and Selecting Appropriate Reading Materials | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-72页 |
| Appendix I Students’ Questionnaire before the Experiment | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix II Teachers’ Questionnaire | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix III Pre-test Paper | 第74-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Post-test Paper | 第78-82页 |
| Publications | 第82页 |
