| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| 2.1 Previous Research into the Sustained Silent Reading | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1.1 The Research of the Sustained Silent Reading in the Abroad | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1.2 The Research of the Sustained Silent Reading in the Home | 第26页 |
| 2.2 Effects of the Sustained Silent Reading | 第26-33页 |
| 2.2.1 Reading Attitude | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Reading Comprehension | 第28-31页 |
| 2.2.3 Language Knowledge Use | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第33-37页 |
| 3.1 Social Cognitive Theory | 第33-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Observational Learning | 第33页 |
| 3.1.2 Self-efficacy | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Input Hypothesis Theory | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第37-51页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第37页 |
| 4.2 Participants | 第37-38页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第38-41页 |
| 4.3.1 Estes Reading Attitude Scale | 第38-40页 |
| 4.3.2 Reading Tests | 第40-41页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第41-51页 |
| 4.4.1 The implementing of the Sustained Silent Reading Program in the Experimental Class | 第42-50页 |
| 4.4.2 The Methods of Teaching in the Control class | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第51-63页 |
| 5.1 The Effects of Sustained Silent Reading on Reading Attitude | 第51-55页 |
| 5.1.1 Results of Reading Attitude’s Pretest and Post-test in the Control and Experimental Class | 第51-52页 |
| 5.1.2 Discussion | 第52-55页 |
| 5.2 The Effects of Sustained Silent Reading on Reading Comprehension | 第55-58页 |
| 5.2.1 Results of Reading Comprehension’s Pretest and Post-test in the Control and ExperimentalClass | 第55-56页 |
| 5.2.2 Discussion | 第56-58页 |
| 5.3 The Effects of Sustained Silent Reading on Language Knowledge Use | 第58-63页 |
| 5.3.1 Results of Language Knowledge Use’s Pretest and Post-test in the Control andExperimental Class | 第59-60页 |
| 5.3.2 Discussion | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第63-67页 |
| 6.1 Main Findings and Implications | 第63-65页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-73页 |
| Appendix I Estes Reading Attitude Scale (pretest) | 第73-75页 |
| Appendix II Estes Reading Attitude Scale (post-test) | 第75-77页 |
| Appendix III The Paper of Pretest | 第77-84页 |
| Appendix IV The Paper of Post-test | 第84-92页 |
| Appendix V The Reading Chart | 第92-93页 |
| Appendix VI The Reading Log | 第93-94页 |
| Appendix VII The Rules of the Scores in the Sustained Silent Reading Program | 第94-95页 |
| Appendix VIII The Scores of the Estes Reading Attitude Scales | 第95-97页 |
| Appendix IX Students’ Reading Scores of Sustained Silent Reading | 第97-99页 |
| Appendix X The Total Scores of the Tests | 第99-101页 |
| Appendix XI Samples of Students’ Reading Log | 第101-103页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第103页 |
