Chapter 1 Introduction General background to the study Teaching approaches The new curriculum reform Chapter 2 Review of the literature Definition of reading Definition of extensive reading Definition of simplified readers What readers bring to reading Review of research in extensive reading Chapter 3 Methodology Research questions and corresponding instruments A combination of quantitative research and qualitative research Design of the questionnaire,interview questions and tests of reading Administration of research instruments Interpretation of cloze test results Chapter 4 Findings and discussion Discussion of data from questionnaires Test results Discussion of interviews with English teachers in Chinese Discussion of interviews with students in Chinese Chapter 5 Conclusions The answer to research Question 1:What kinds of simplified readers do Chinese high school students like? rme amswertoresearth osion 2:How do tey read simpified readers? The mswer o researth orestion 3: what is the aritude of high scthol teachers towards ER? The answerto reserch Qestion 4:what ole do igh school teachers play in the implementation of ER? The answerto research Question s:Is the oxford Bookworm Series appropriate for students of Senior Grade 1? Implications for publishers of simplified readers Implications for high school English teachers Limitations Implications for further research Reerences Appendices Appendix 1 An exploration of English simplitfied readers in China Appendix 2 Questionnaire Appendix 3 Interview questions Appendix 4 Tests and keys Appendix 5 Translations of interviews with teachers Appendix 6 Translations of interviews with students List of abbreviations
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