| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Operational Definitions | 第12页 |
| ·Origin of the Topic and Significances | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Research | 第13页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-30页 |
| ·A Brief Review of the Studies of Context | 第14-16页 |
| ·A Review of Researches on College English Teaching in Reading | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Studies of Context from a Textual-Functional Perspective | 第18-29页 |
| ·Functions of Cohesion in the Teaching of College English Reading | 第18-19页 |
| ·Functions of Context in Forming Textual Coherence in the Teaching of College English Reading | 第19-27页 |
| ·Linguistic Context | 第19-20页 |
| ·Situational Context | 第20-25页 |
| ·Cultural Context | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Role of Context in the Teaching of College English Reading | 第27-29页 |
| ·Context Applied to Make Predictions | 第27-28页 |
| ·Context Applied to Make Inferences | 第28-29页 |
| ·Statement of the Research Problems and Hypotheses | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第30-38页 |
| ·Methodology | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30页 |
| ·Samples | 第30页 |
| ·Instrument | 第30页 |
| ·The design of the questionnaire | 第30页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第31页 |
| ·Validity and reliability | 第31页 |
| ·The limitation of the study | 第31页 |
| ·Results | 第31-36页 |
| ·The Sample Students’Ideas for College English Reading | 第31-34页 |
| ·The Sample Students’Most Difficult Problem in Reading | 第34-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Experiment | 第38-47页 |
| ·Introduction | 第38页 |
| ·The Design of the Experiment | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Experimental Model | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Experimental Procedures | 第39页 |
| ·The Experimental Hypothesis | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Pretest | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of the Pretest | 第40页 |
| ·Test-takers | 第40-41页 |
| ·Materials for the Pretest | 第41页 |
| ·The Results of the Pretest | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Stages of the Teaching Experiment | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Subjects | 第42-43页 |
| ·Teaching Materials | 第43页 |
| ·The Teaching Processes | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Posttest | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Characteristics of the Posttest | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Results of the Posttest | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis of the Results and Discussion | 第47-54页 |
| ·Introduction | 第47页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第47-53页 |
| ·The Comparison and Analysis of the Scores of the Pretest in CC and EC | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Comparison and Analysis of Scores of the Posttest in CC and EC | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Comparison and Analysis of Scores of the Pretest and Posttest in CC | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Comparison and Analysis of Scores of the Pretest and Posttest in EC | 第52-53页 |
| ·Discussions of the Experimental Results | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions | 第54-58页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第54页 |
| ·Significances of the Findings | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications for College English Reading Teaching | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Topics for Future Research | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
| Appendices | 第60-79页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第79-80页 |
