| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第7-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| ·Problem Identification | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第16页 |
| ·An Outline of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| ·Three Models of Reading Process | 第18-22页 |
| ·Bottom-up Models | 第18-19页 |
| ·Top-down Models | 第19-21页 |
| ·Interactive Models | 第21-22页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第22-31页 |
| ·Background of schema theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Basic Concept of Schema | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Types of Schemata | 第26-28页 |
| ·Linguistic Schemata | 第26-27页 |
| ·Formal Schemata | 第27页 |
| ·Content Schemata | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Function of Schemata | 第28-31页 |
| ·Application of Schema Theory for Reading Comprehension | 第31-32页 |
| ·Empirical Research Review | 第32-36页 |
| ·Previous researches on applying schema theory to ESL/EFL reading instruction abroad | 第32-34页 |
| ·Previous researches on applying schema theory to English reading instruction in China | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 An Action Research | 第36-60页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第36页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第36-37页 |
| ·From Students' Perspective | 第36-37页 |
| ·From Teachers' Perspective | 第37页 |
| ·Action Research Design | 第37-40页 |
| ·Action research period and reading material adopted | 第37-38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Pretest and the posttest | 第38-39页 |
| ·Investigation | 第39-40页 |
| ·Observation | 第40页 |
| ·The Procedure of the Action Research | 第40-42页 |
| ·Preliminary investigation | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Preliminary Questionnaire | 第40页 |
| ·The Preliminary Interview | 第40-41页 |
| ·Logs | 第41页 |
| ·Restatement of the Problem | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Action Plans and the Implementation | 第42-58页 |
| ·Developing Students' Linguistic Schemata | 第43-45页 |
| ·Developing Students' vocabulary | 第43-44页 |
| ·Improving the Students' Sentence Structure | 第44-45页 |
| ·Reinforcing the Students' Awareness of Formal Schemata | 第45-47页 |
| ·Introduction Characters of Normal Rhetorical Structures | 第45-47页 |
| ·Helping Students Know Some Signal Words | 第47页 |
| ·Enlarging Students' Content Schemata | 第47-50页 |
| ·Sufficient Input of Cultural Knowledge in Reading Class | 第48页 |
| ·Making Students Aware of Culture Difference | 第48-50页 |
| ·Guiding Students to Get Cultural Knowledge themselves | 第50页 |
| ·Informing Students of Different Reading Skills | 第50-52页 |
| ·Integrating the above mentioned schemata and skills | 第52-58页 |
| ·Pre-reading Activities | 第52-55页 |
| ·While-reading Activities | 第55-57页 |
| ·Post-reading Activities | 第57-58页 |
| ·Post-Investigation | 第58-59页 |
| ·Post Questionnaire | 第58页 |
| ·Post Interview | 第58-59页 |
| ·Logs | 第59页 |
| ·Post-Test | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 4 Reflections on the Action Research | 第60-80页 |
| ·Reflection on the Questionnaire Survey | 第60-74页 |
| ·Reflection on the Interview | 第74-75页 |
| ·Reflection on the test | 第75-77页 |
| ·Pretest | 第75-76页 |
| ·Posttest | 第76-77页 |
| ·Discussion | 第77-80页 |
| ·Impact on Students' Reading Interest | 第77-78页 |
| ·Impact on Students' Performance in Reading Class | 第78页 |
| ·Impact on Students' Reading Ability | 第78-80页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第80-84页 |
| ·Research Findings and Implications for Teaching | 第80-82页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第80页 |
| ·Implication for Teaching | 第80-82页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第82-84页 |
| ·Limitation of the study | 第82-83页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第83-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-90页 |
| Appendices | 第90-106页 |
| Appendix1 Reading Materials for Pre-test | 第90-93页 |
| Appendix2 Reading Materials for Post-test | 第93-96页 |
| Appendix3 Sample of Reading Material | 第96-97页 |
| Appendix4 Questionnaire | 第97-98页 |
| Appendix5 Pre-interview | 第98-99页 |
| Appendix6 Post-interview | 第99-100页 |
| Appendix7 Sample of Teacher Log | 第100-102页 |
| Appendix8 Samples of Students Log | 第102-104页 |
| Appendix9 The Chart of Evaluation on the Usage of Reading Skills | 第104-106页 |
| Appendix10 Raw Scores of Pre-test and Post-test | 第106页 |
