Abstract：In the contemporary society, with the rapid development of modern technology and the popularity of smart phones, the English reading app represented by Mint Reading has become more and more popular. The impact of today's hottest mobile reading app on college students is worth studying. This thesis will start with the introduction of the Mint Reading Application and the features of the Mint Reading, then the thesis conducts an experiment to verify the effect of the use of Mint Reading. At the last part of the thesis, there will be the author’s findings and the limitations of the study. 

Keywords:  Mint reading application   Experiment  College student  English reading

中文摘要：在当今社会，随着现代科技的迅速发展和智能手机的普及，以Mint Reading薄荷阅读为代表的英文阅读软件越来越受到欢迎，薄荷阅读对大学生英语阅读造成的影响值得研究。本论文首先介绍薄荷阅读这款应用的基本内容以及介绍薄荷阅读的特点，为了证明薄荷阅读对大学生的英语阅读成绩有着帮助作用，本论文通过开展一个对比实验来证明薄荷阅读对大学生的英语阅读成绩提升有着积极的影响，论文的最后部分总结了作者的发现和实验的局限性。

关键词：   薄荷阅读；实证研究；大学生；英语阅读

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Chapter One Introduction-1

1.1 Background of the Thesis-1

1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Thesis-1

1.3 Structure of the Thesis-1

Chapter Two Literature Review-1

2.1 Introduction of Mobile Learning-1

2.2 Introduction of Mint Reading-2

2.2.1 Definition of Mint Reading-3

2.2.2 Features of Mint Reading-3

2.3. Micro-Learning Theory-3

Chapter Three Methodology-4

3.1 Research Feasibility Analysis-4

3.1.1 Research Objectives-4

3.1.2 Research Subjects-4

3.1.3 Research Prerequisites-5

3.2 Research Process and Test Design-6

3.2.1 Test Process-6

3.2.2 Data Analysis and Discussion-6

Chapter Four Conclusion-8

4.1 Major Findings-8

4.2 Limitations of the Study-9

References-10