| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第16-34页 |
| ·An Overview of Constructivism | 第16-26页 |
| ·Constructivism and Its Basic Principles | 第16-21页 |
| ·The Constructivist View of Teachers and Students | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Constructivist View of Teaching and Learning | 第24-26页 |
| ·Relevant theories about English Reading Teaching | 第26-32页 |
| ·Bottom-up Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Top-down Theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Interactive Theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第30-32页 |
| ·Empirical studies on Constructivism in English Reading Teaching | 第32-34页 |
| 3. Research Design | 第34-47页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第34-35页 |
| ·Instruments | 第35-37页 |
| ·English Test | 第35页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第35-36页 |
| ·Interview | 第36页 |
| ·Observation | 第36-37页 |
| ·Experiment | 第37-46页 |
| ·Creating Authentic Situations and Stimulating Students’ Interest | 第38-39页 |
| ·Setting Tasks and Expanding Course Materials | 第39-40页 |
| ·Collaboration among Students and Interaction between Teacher and Students | 第40-42页 |
| ·Evaluation and Reflection of Meaning Construction | 第42-43页 |
| ·A Sample Lesson Plan for Earthquakes | 第43-46页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第46-47页 |
| 4. Results and Discussions | 第47-53页 |
| ·Promotion of the Students’ Interest in English Reading Learning | 第47-49页 |
| ·Improvement of the Students’ English Reading ability | 第49-53页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第53-58页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第53页 |
| ·Implications | 第53-56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第56-58页 |
| Reference | 第58-62页 |
| Appendix1: Pre-Test Paper | 第62-68页 |
| Appendix2: Mid-Test Paper | 第68-74页 |
| Appendix3: Post-Test Paper | 第74-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间科研成果 | 第82页 |
