| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-9页 |
| List of Figures | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 Development and definition of frames | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Features of frames | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3 Classification of frames | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3.1 Linguistic frames | 第19页 |
| 2.3.2 Content frames | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3.3 Formal frames | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 Previous studies of frame theory in linguistics | 第21-22页 |
| 2.5 Frame theory and reading comprehension | 第22-27页 |
| 2.5.1 Three reading models | 第22-25页 |
| 2.5.2 Frame theory in reading comprehension | 第25-27页 |
| 2.6 Summary | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Frame Theory in Reading Teaching | 第29-50页 |
| 3.1 Significance of applying frames in reading teaching | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Applying linguistic frames | 第30-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Teaching vocabulary | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Teaching sentences | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Applying content frames | 第35-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Introducing key words to activate the students' frames | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3.2 Predicting the text content on the basis of the theme | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3.3 Comparing Different Cultures | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3.4 Clarifying the Main Idea through Text Chart | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3.5 Using signpost questions | 第40-42页 |
| 3.4 Applying formal Frames | 第42-48页 |
| 3.4.1 Clarifying the organization structure and argumentative methods | 第42-44页 |
| 3.4.2 Grasping the expository methods to get the central View point | 第44-46页 |
| 3.4.3 Making use of its thread | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4.4 Grasping the details for the characteristic features | 第47-48页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Procedures | 第50-59页 |
| 4.1 Purposes and questions | 第50页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.1 Test papers | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.2 Teaching materials | 第52页 |
| 4.4 Experiment procedures | 第52-57页 |
| 4.5 Data collection and analysis | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第59-71页 |
| 5.1 Results | 第59-66页 |
| 5.1.1 Comparison between the pretest and posttest on linguistic frames | 第59-60页 |
| 5.1.2 Comparison between the pretest and posttest on content frames | 第60-61页 |
| 5.1.3 Comparison between the pretest and posttest on formal frames | 第61-62页 |
| 5.1.4 Comparison between the pretest and posttest on the total scores | 第62-63页 |
| 5.1.5 Comparison between the pretest and posttest in the control class | 第63-65页 |
| 5.1.6 Comparison between the pretest and posttest in the experiment class | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2 Discussion | 第66-71页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第71-76页 |
| 6.1 Main findings | 第71-72页 |
| 6.2 Implications for College English reading teaching | 第72-74页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study | 第74页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for further studies | 第74-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-81页 |
| 攻硕期间取得的研究成果 | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第82-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第88-91页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第91页 |
