Chapter 1 Introduction English Reading Assessment and Teaching in China Purpose of the Study Key Terms and Models Statement of the Problem Assumptions and Limitations Overview of the Dissertation Summary Chapter 2 Literature Review General Motivation Theories Self-efficacy and Expectancy Value Theory Self-determination Theory Goal Theory Motivation to Learn a Second/Foreign Language Motivation to Read in First Language ( L1) and Second/Foreign Language (I2) Motivation to Read in L1 Motivation to Read in L2 Research on Chinese ELLs' Motivation to Read Thoughtful Literacy Summary Chapter 3 Research Design and Methodology Research Population and Samples Research Design Instrumentation Data Analysis Summary Chapter 4 Results Demographic Characteristics of Participants Refinement of Questionnaire to Motivation to Read Cronbach's Alphas Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Structure and Contents of the Five Constructs Extracted Descriptive Statistics of Thoughtful Literacy of English Reading Separate Bivariate Regression Analysis Multiple Regression Analysis Multiple Regression Analysis between Text-Based Reading and Motivation Constructs Multiple Regression Analysis between Higher Order Comprehension and Motivation Constructs Stepwise Model Multiple Regression on HOC and TBR Assumptions of Multiple Regression Analysis …… Chapter 5 Discussion References Appendices