Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Need for the Study 1.3 Significance of the Study 1.4 Outline of the Dissertation Chapter Two Literature Review 2.1 Definitions of Reading 2.2 Theories and Models of Reading 2.3 Factors/Components of L2 Reading Comprehension Chapter Three Validating Instruments 3.1 An Overview of Instruments for This Study 3.2 Instruments for L2 Reading Comprehension 3.3 Instruments for Linguistic Factors 3.4 Instruments for Non-Linguistic Factors 3.5 Summary Chapter Four Research Design 4.1 Research Questions 4.2 Participants 4.3 Instruments 4.4 Data Collection 4.5 Data Analysis Chapter Five Statistical Results 5.1 Results of Preliminary Analyses 5.2 Results of SEM Analyses 5.3 Results of Multi-Group SEM Analyses 5.4 Summary Chapter Six Discussion: Effects of Linguistic Factors on L2 Reading Comprehension 6.1 Effects of L2 Linguistic Factors on L2 Reading Comprehension 6.2 Effects of L1 Reading Comprehension on L2 Reading Comprehension 6.3 Influence of L2 Proficiency Chapter Seven Discussion: Effects of Non-Linguistic Factors on L2 Reading Comprehension 7.1 Effects of Working Memory on L2 Reading Comprehension 7.2 Effects of Topical Familiarity on L2 Reading Comprehension 7.3 Effects of Strategy Use on L2 Reading Comprehension 7.4 Influence of L2 Proficiency Chapter Eight Discussion: Relative Contributions of Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Factors 8.1 Relative Contributions of Linguistic Factors 8.2 Relative Contributions of Non-Linguistic Factors 8.3 Relative Contributions of Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Factors 8.4 A Model of L2 Reading Comprehension for Chinese College EFL Learners Chapter Nine Conclusion 9.1 Major Findings 9.2 Implications 9.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research References Appendix I L2 Reading Comprehension Test and Topical Familiarity Questionnaire Appendix II L2 Decoding Test Appendix III L2 Listening Comprehension Test Appendix IV L2 Vocabulary Size Test Appendix V L2 Syntactic Knowledge Test
Appendix VI L1 Reading Comprehension Test Appendix VII Working Memory Test Appendix VIII Reading Strategy Use Questionnaire
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