CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Study 1.1 Need for the Study 1.2 Research Questions 1.3 Significance of the Study 1.4 Basic Concepts and Constructs 1.5 Outline of the Book CHAPTER 2 Research Background 2.1 Reading and Reading Research 2.2 A Brief History in L2 Reading Research 2.3 Previous Research about the Effects of L1 Reading on L2 Reading 2.4 Previous Research on L1 Cognitive Use in L2 Learning CHAPTER3 Theoretical PersPectives 3.1 The Structure Building Framework 3.2 Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory 3.3 Theories of Transfer CHAPTER 4 Research Design and Methodology:The Test-based and Productoriented Experiments 4.1 The Effects of L1 Reading Ability on L2 Reading:The Research Design 4.2 The Transfer of the Building of Mentalrepresentations: The Research Design CHAPTER 5 Research Design and Methodology:The VPA-based and Process-oriented Experiment 5.1 Subjects 5.2 Method 5.3 Material 5.4 Data Collecting Procedure 5.5 Transcribing Verbal Reports CHAPTER 6 Results and Discussion: The Test-Based and Product-Oriented Experiments 6.1 Question 1 6.2 Question2 6.3 Question 3 6.4 General Findings 6.5 Reading Problems or Language Problems 6.6 Automaticity or Control in L2 Reading CHAPTER 7 Results and Discussion. The VPA-based and Process-oriented Experiment 7.1 The Threshold Effect 7.2 The Role of L1 Cognitive Use in L2 Reading 7.3 Discussion and Conclusion CHAPTER 8 Conclusion 174 8.1 Findings Based on Test-based and Product-oriented Experiments 8.2 Findings Based on the VPA-based and Processoriented Experiments Bibliography 180
