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Introduction
Chapter One:On Language Tests and Language Ability
1.1On Language Testing
1.1.1 A History Review of Language Testing
1.1.2 Approaches to Language Testing
1.1.3 Classification of Language Tests
1.1.4 Evaluation of Language Tests
1.2 Testing of Reading Comprehension
1.2.1 The Nature of Reading---An Interactive Process
1.2.2 Components of Reading Tests
1.3 Models and Operation of Language Ability
1.3.1 Communicative Competence
1.3.2 Modifications of Communicative Competence
1.3.3 An Expanded New Model
1.3.4 Limitations of the Model
1.3.5 Further Explanations
Chapter Two:Literature Review
2.1 Research Work on TBLA
2.1.1 Basic Notion of TBLA
2.1.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of TBLA
2.1.3 Implementation of TBLA
2.2 Research Work on Tasks
2.2.1 Definition of Tasks
2.2.2 Types of Tasks
2.2.3 Implementation of Tasks
2.3 Research Work on Task Features
2.3.1 Task Complexity
2.3.2 Task Difficulty
2.3.3 Task Condition
2.4 Research Work on Task Design
2.4.1 The Authenticity Principle
2.4.2 The Form-function Principle
2.4.3 The Task Dependency Principle
Chapter Three:The Current Study
3.1 Research Questions and Hypotheses
3.2 Design of the Study
3.2.1 Design of the Reading Test
3.2.2 Design of the Survey
3.2.3 Design of the Questionnaire
3.3 Methodology of the Study
3.3.1 Participants
3.3.2 Administration
3.3.3 Data Collection and Data Analysis
Chapter Four:Results and Discussions
4.1 Results of the Reading Test
4.1.1 Descriptive Analysis
4.1.2 Correlational Analysis
4.2 Results of the Survey
4.2.1 Descriptive Analysis
4.2.2 Paired Sample T-test
4.2.3 Regressive Analysis
4.3 Results of the Questionnaire
4.4 Discussions
Chapter Five:Implications and Limitations
5.1 Implications for Task Design
5.1.1 Authenticity in Task Design
5.1.2 Diversity in Task Design
5.1.3 Establishment of Real-life Purpose
5.2 Implications for Task Difficulty
5.2.1 Description of Task Difficulty
5.2.2 Evaluation of Task Difficulty
5.3 Limitations of the Study
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix
Acknowledgement
Resume
