Chapter Oue:INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 What is Reading? 2
1.2 Importance of Reading 4
1.3 Types of Comprehension 7
1.4 Models of Reading Process 9
1．Figure 1.1:Bottom-up model of reading process 11
2．Figure 1.2:Top-down model of reading process 15
1.5 Schema Theory 21
1.6 Critical Review of the Teaching Methodology in Reading 29
Chapter Two:SCHEMA THEORY AND READING RESEARCH 45
2.1 Microstructure and Macrostructure of Text 47
2.2 Formal Schema for Stories and Related Reading Research 49
3．Figure 2.1:Structural schema for stories 51
2.3 Formal Schema for Expository Text and Related Reading Research 55
4．Figure 2.2:Top-level structures of illustrative mini-text 59
5．Figure 2.3:Top-level structures of illustrative mini-text 61
2.4 Meyer's Notion of Top-Level Structure 61
6．Figure 2.4:Relationship between nodes in four top-level structures 64
Chapter Three:EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN 67
3.1 Research Method and Theoretical Framework Adopted in My Research 68
3.2 Evaluation System in the Experiment 72
Chapter Four:PILOT EXPERIMENT 77
4.1 Introduction 77
4.2 Design and Analysis 79
1．Table 4.1:t-test between groups(EC vs.CC)on posttest 82
Chapter Five:MAIN EXPERIMENT 85
5.1 Introduction 86
5.2 Design and Analysis 91
2．Table 5.1:An example of comparison in textbook 94
7．Figure 5.1:An example of problem/solution in textbook 94
8．Figure 5.2:An example of cause/effect in textbook 95
9．Figure 5.3:An example of a story in textbook 96
3．Table 5.2:Parameters set for test materials 97
4．Table 5.3:Means of three tests of EC and CC 100
5．Table 5.4:t-test between groups(EC vs.CC) on totltest 101
6．Table 5.5:t-test within group(EC) 101
7．Table 5.6:t-test within group(CC) 102
8．Table 5.7:t-test between groups(EC vs.CC)in totlpre,totlmid and totlpost 103
10．Figure 5.4:Subjects'total mean scores onthree tests 104
6.1 General Review 107
Chapter Six:GENERAL DISCUSSION 107
6.2 General Discussion 108
6.3 General Conclusion 109
6.4 Limitations 110
6.5 Further Suggestions 111
Appendix Ⅰ：Pretest Paper 113
Appendix 113
Appendix Ⅱ：Midtest Paper 125
Appendix Ⅲ：Posttest pater 136
Appendix Ⅳ：Raw Data in Main Experiment 146
Bibliography 149