| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Research Objectives | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| 2.1 Relevant Concepts | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Prediction | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Definitions of Reading Proficiency | 第18页 |
| 2.2 Previous Research on Predicting Strategy | 第18-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Relationship between Predicting Strategy and Reading Proficiency | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Predicting Strategy Training in Language Teaching | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Application of the Predicting Strategy to Reading | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Implications from Previous Researches | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Gap in Previous Researches | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Guiding Theory and Models | 第27-43页 |
| 3.1 Schema Theory | 第27-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Definitions and Development of Schema Theory | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.2 The Classification of Schema | 第29-33页 |
| 3.2 Models of Reading Comprehension | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2.1 Bottom-up Model | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Top-down Model | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2.3 Interactive Model | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 Application of Schema Theory and Reading Models to the Study | 第36-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Predicting Strategy Training Based on Schema Theory | 第36-41页 |
| 3.3.2 Predicting Strategy Training Based on Reading Models | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第43-59页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第43页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3 Variables | 第44页 |
| 4.4 Instruments | 第44-45页 |
| 4.4.1 Questionnaires | 第44-45页 |
| 4.4.2 Pre-test and Post-test of Reading | 第45页 |
| 4.5 Research Procedures | 第45-57页 |
| 4.5.1 Preliminary Investigation and Evaluation | 第46页 |
| 4.5.2 Treatment in Experimental Group | 第46-53页 |
| 4.5.3 Reading Instruction in Control Class | 第53-54页 |
| 4.5.4 Sample Teaching with Reading Predicting Training in Experimental Class | 第54-57页 |
| 4.5.5 Post-experiment Investigation and Evaluation | 第57页 |
| 4.6 Data Collection and Analysis | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第59-73页 |
| 5.1 Results | 第59-65页 |
| 5.1.1 Results of the Questionnaires | 第59-63页 |
| 5.1.2 Results of the Tests | 第63-65页 |
| 5.2 Discussion | 第65-73页 |
| 5.2.1 Discussion on the Indicators for Question One | 第65-67页 |
| 5.2.2 Discussion on the Indicators for Question Two | 第67-73页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第73-79页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第73-74页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第74-76页 |
| 6.2.1 The necessity of applying predicting strategy to English reading | 第74-75页 |
| 6.2.2 Well-designed predicting strategy training in reading | 第75-76页 |
| 6.2.3 Evaluation on students’ use of reading strategies | 第76页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Further Research | 第77-79页 |
| References | 第79-85页 |
| Appendixes | 第85-99页 |
