| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 第14-22页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the proposed study | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Research questions | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the remaining chapters | 第19-22页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第22-44页 |
| 2.1 Flipped classroom | 第22-41页 |
| 2.1.1 The basic concept of flipped classroom | 第22-26页 |
| 2.1.2 Theoretical foundations of flipped classroom | 第26-31页 |
| 2.1.3 Proposed teaching models of flipped classroom | 第31-35页 |
| 2.1.4 Previous studies on flipped classroom | 第35-41页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on flipped classroom in the EFL reading context | 第41-43页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第43-44页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第44-60页 |
| 3.1 Research questions and hypotheses | 第45-46页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第46-50页 |
| 3.3 Research instruments | 第50-53页 |
| 3.3.1 Placement test | 第50-51页 |
| 3.3.2 The reading pre-test and post-test | 第51-52页 |
| 3.3.3 Summing up | 第52-53页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第53-58页 |
| 3.4.1 Data collection procedures | 第53页 |
| 3.4.2 Teaching treatment | 第53-58页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第58-59页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第59-60页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR FINDINGS | 第60-72页 |
| 4.1 Results of the study | 第60-68页 |
| 4.1.1 Flipped English classroom resulted in better reading comprehension performance | 第60-63页 |
| 4.1.2 Flipped English classroom had significant effect on EFL learners’ reading comprehension with different proficiency levels | 第63-66页 |
| 4.1.3 Preliminary EFL learners benefited most in reading comprehension | 第66-68页 |
| 4.2 Discussion of the study | 第68-72页 |
| 4.2.1 Effect of FC paradigm on EFL learners’ reading performance | 第68-71页 |
| 4.2.2 Effect of FC paradigm on EFL learners’ with different proficiency levels | 第71-72页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第72-78页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the present study | 第72-74页 |
| 5.2 Implications for EFL instruction | 第74-75页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the present study | 第75-77页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future studies | 第77-78页 |
| REFERENCES | 第78-86页 |
| APPENDICES | 第86-96页 |
| Appendix A | 第86-91页 |
| Appendix B | 第91-96页 |
