Abstract: English has been a popular tool of communication in China. However, recently, some middle school students seem not to be good at reading in English. What has caused this situation, is it because of the teacher’s responsibility or only the students’ responsibility? The essay analyzes the reasons and recent situation in China, introducing the meaningful schema theory for teaching of English reading. Moreover, a questionnaire is put into the essay with the data. In the questionnaire, there are some vital reasons that are important and helpful to both teachers and students. The aim of this dissertation is to stimulate students’ interest in reading English and to help teachers to improve teaching methods in the teaching process of English reading.
Key Words: schema theory; reading comprehension; Teaching of English Reading
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. Background and the Recent Situation of English Reading Comprehension in China 1
1.1 The Importance of English Reading Comprehension in China 1
1.2 The Reasons of the Problems in English Reading Comprehension 2
2. Schema Theory 2
2.1 The Development of Modern Reading Teaching Theories 2
3. Applications of Schema Theory in English Reading Teaching 7
3.1 Applications of Linguistic Schema in English Reading Teaching 7
3.2 Application of Content of Schema in English Reading Teaching 12
4. A Research about the Applications of Schema Theory to English Reading Teaching 14
4.1 The Preparation of the Research 14
4.2 Results 15
5. Conclusion 16
Bibliography 20
