| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the present study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The necessity to develop students' reading ability | 第13-15页 |
| ·The aims and tasks set by the national new standard of English curriculum | 第13-14页 |
| ·The requirements of the college entrance examination | 第14-15页 |
| ·The objectives of the present study | 第15页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-41页 |
| ·Review of reading theories in FLT | 第17-29页 |
| ·The traditional reading teaching models | 第17-21页 |
| ·The bottom-up model and its evaluation | 第17-18页 |
| ·The top-down model and its evaluation | 第18-19页 |
| ·The interactive model and its evaluation | 第19-21页 |
| ·The schema-based reading model and its application | 第21-23页 |
| ·The discourse-based reading model and its application | 第23-24页 |
| ·The three-stage reading teaching model and its application | 第24-27页 |
| ·A comment on reading teaching models | 第27-29页 |
| ·Review of constructivism in FLT | 第29-41页 |
| ·Current research on constructivist language teaching abroad | 第29-36页 |
| ·Current research on constructivism abroad | 第29-31页 |
| ·Constructivist reading teaching methods in FLT abroad | 第31-34页 |
| ·Scaffolding instruction | 第31-32页 |
| ·Random access instruction | 第32-33页 |
| ·Situated or anchored instruction | 第33-34页 |
| ·Constructivist reading teaching practice in the USA | 第34-36页 |
| ·Current research on constructivism in FLT in China | 第36-41页 |
| ·Current research on constructivism at home | 第36-37页 |
| ·Current research on English reading teaching based on constructivism at home | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation of the Present Study | 第41-48页 |
| ·The constructivist perspectives of learning and teaching | 第41-46页 |
| ·Constructivist views of aims | 第42页 |
| ·Constructivist views of knowledge | 第42-43页 |
| ·Constructivist views of learning | 第43页 |
| ·Constructivist views of learners | 第43-44页 |
| ·Constructivist views of teachers | 第44页 |
| ·Constructivist views of environment | 第44-46页 |
| ·Constructivist views of instruments | 第46页 |
| ·The constructivist views of reading | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Design and Application of Constructivism-based Reading Teaching Activities | 第48-66页 |
| ·The feasibility of designing constructivism-based reading teaching activities in senior English | 第48-49页 |
| ·The characteristics of the constructivism-based reading teaching | 第49-53页 |
| ·The design of the constructivism-based reading teaching activities | 第53-55页 |
| ·The procedures to apply the constructivism-based reading teaching activities into practice | 第55-58页 |
| ·Pre-reading activities | 第55页 |
| ·While-reading activities | 第55-57页 |
| ·Post-reading activities | 第57-58页 |
| ·The Application of the constructivism-based reading teaching activities into classroom teaching | 第58-66页 |
| ·Teaching content | 第58页 |
| ·Reading targets and demands | 第58页 |
| ·Teaching procedures | 第58-64页 |
| ·Step 1 | 第58-60页 |
| ·Step 2 | 第60-63页 |
| ·Step 3 | 第63-64页 |
| ·A summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter 5 An Experimental Study | 第66-78页 |
| ·Design of the experiment | 第66页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第66页 |
| ·Subjects of the experiment | 第66页 |
| ·Experimental instruments | 第66-69页 |
| ·Teaching materials | 第66-67页 |
| ·Tests | 第67页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第67-69页 |
| ·Procedures of the experiment | 第69-71页 |
| ·Teaching methods | 第69-71页 |
| ·Data collection and statistics | 第71页 |
| ·Statistical results and data analysis | 第71-76页 |
| ·Analysis of the pre-test, mid-test and post-test | 第71-74页 |
| ·Analysis of the pre-test and post-test questionnaire | 第74-76页 |
| ·Discussion and conclusion on the experiment | 第76-78页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion and Conclusion | 第78-84页 |
| ·Discussion | 第78-81页 |
| ·Implications | 第78-80页 |
| ·Limitations | 第80-81页 |
| ·A general conclusion | 第81-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-97页 |
| Appendix 1 Materials Used in the Sample Lesson | 第97-101页 |
| Appendix 2 Post-test Paper | 第101-106页 |
| Appendix 3 Questionnaire | 第106-110页 |
| Appendix 4 Raw Data of the Tests | 第110-111页 |
| Appendix 5 Raw Data of the Questionnaire | 第111-116页 |
| Appendix 6 The Author's Published Papers | 第116-117页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第117页 |
