| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Overview of the study | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Need for the study | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-35页 |
| 2.1 Key terms and basic concepts | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Multiple Intelligences | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of Multiple Intelligences | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.3 English Reading | 第22-25页 |
| 2.1.3.1 An overview of English Reading | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.3.2 English Reading instruction and Multiple Intelligences | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical foundations | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Sternberg's Successful Intelligence Theory | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies abroad and at home | 第27-35页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies about Multiple Intelligences abroad | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies about Multiple Intelligences at home | 第29-35页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第35-41页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第35页 |
| 3.2 Research designs | 第35-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Quantitative research design | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Subjects | 第36页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Instruments | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Data collection and analysis | 第38页 |
| 3.2.2 Qualitative research design | 第38-41页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Subjects | 第39页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Instrument | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2.3 Data collection and analysis | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第41-60页 |
| 4.1 Distribution tendency of Vocational School students' Multiple Intelligences | 第41-54页 |
| 4.1.1 The overall distribution | 第41-47页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Results of the overall distribution | 第41-43页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Discussion of the overall distribution | 第43-47页 |
| 4.1.2 Differences between low achievers and high achievers in Multiple Intelligences | 第47-50页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Results of the differences between low achievers and high achievers inMultiple Intelligences | 第47-49页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Discussion of the differences between low achievers and high achievers inMultiple Intelligences | 第49-50页 |
| 4.1.3 Differences between boy students and girl students in Multiple Intelligences | 第50-54页 |
| 4.1.3.1 Result of differences between boy students and girl students | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.3.2 Discussion of differences between boy students and girl students | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2 The correlation between Vocational School students' Multiple Intelligences and theirEnglish reading performance | 第54-60页 |
| 4.2.1 The overall correlation | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Results of the correlation between Total Intelligence and English readingperformance | 第55页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Discussion of the conrelation between Total Intelligence and English readingperformance | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.2 The respective correlation between nine types of Multiple Intelligences andEnglish reading performance | 第56-60页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Results of the respective correlation between nine types of MultipleIntelligences and English reading performance | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Discussion of the respective correlation between nine types of MultipleIntelligences and English reading performance | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第61-62页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of this study and suggestions for future study | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第68-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第73-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第86-87页 |
