| Acknowledgements | 第3-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第17页 |
| 1.4 Research Methods | 第17-18页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1 Related Studies on English Reading | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Related Studies on Relevance Theory Abroad and at Home | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on Relevance Theory Abroad | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Relevance Theory at Home | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Related Studies on the Application of the Relevance Theory to English Reading | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Related Studies on the Application of the Relevance Theory to English ReadingTeaching in Middle School | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1 The Origin of Relevance Theory | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 The Main Content of Relevance Theory | 第30-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Communication as an Ostensive-inferential Process | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Cognitive Context | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2.3 The Maximal Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第35-47页 |
| 4.1 Research Purpose | 第35页 |
| 4.2 Research Subjects | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3 Research Instruments | 第36-38页 |
| 4.3.1 Tests: Pre-test and Post-test | 第36-37页 |
| 4.3.2 Questionnaires: Pre- questionnaire and Post-questionnaire | 第37-38页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第38-40页 |
| 4.5 A Sample Teaching Plan | 第40-47页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第47-59页 |
| 5.1 Data Analysis of Pre-test Results between EC and CC | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2 Data Analysis of the Post-test Results between EC and CC | 第48-49页 |
| 5.3 Data Analysis of Pre-test and Post-test Results in EC | 第49-51页 |
| 5.4 Data Analysis of the Questionnaires | 第51-57页 |
| 5.4.1 Data Analysis of the Pre-questionnaire and Post-questionnaire in EC | 第51-54页 |
| 5.4.2 Data Analysis of the Pre-questionnaire and Post- questionnaire in CC | 第54-55页 |
| 5.4.3 Data Analysis of the Post- questionnaire between EC and CC | 第55-57页 |
| 5.5 Discussion | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第59-65页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第59-60页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Research | 第60-63页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Research | 第63页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Pre-test of Reading material | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Post-test of reading material | 第74-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Pre-questionnaire | 第80-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Post-questionnaire | 第82-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Pre-test of EC and CC | 第84-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Post-test Scores of CC | 第86-88页 |
