The Application of Schema Theory in English Reading Teaching in Senior High Schools
1.1 Background and purpose of this research. 2
1.2Significance of this research. 3
2.1.1 Reading as a decoding process. 4
2.1.2 Reading as a selective and predictive process. 5
2.1.3 Reading as an interactive process. 5
2.1.4 Reading as a schema-constructed process. 6
2.2 Typical models of reading. 6
2.2.3 Interactive-compensatory model 8
3.3 The classification of schema. 12
3.4 The functions of schema. 13
3.4.1 Prediction of reading content 13
3.4.2 Selection of information input 13
3.4.4 Attraction of readers’ attention. 14
4.1 The current situation of English Reading in Senior High School 14
4.2 The reasons affect the reading by schema. 15
4.3 Effective reading based on schema abilities. 15
4.3.1 Activating background knowledge and establishing the content schema. 15
4.3.2 Predicting meaning to assist the reading process. 16
4.3.3 Extracting the main idea and analyzing the textual structure. 16
5.5 Materials and training procedures. 19
5.6 Results and discussion. 24
