| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-16页 |
| List of Tables | 第16-17页 |
| List of Figures | 第17-18页 |
| Abbreviations | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第19-25页 |
| ·Research Background | 第19-21页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第21-22页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第22页 |
| ·Definitions Involved in This Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| ·Definition of Listening Comprehension | 第22-23页 |
| ·Definition of Attention and Selective Attention | 第23页 |
| ·Definition of Selective Attention Learning Strategy | 第23页 |
| ·Definition of Learning Strategy Training | 第23页 |
| ·Rationale for Selective Attention Learning Strategy Training | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Model for Learning Strategy Training | 第24页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Two Relevant Literature Review | 第25-40页 |
| ·An Overview | 第25页 |
| ·Research on Listening Comprehension | 第25-28页 |
| ·Definition of Listening Comprehension | 第25-26页 |
| ·Three Processes of Listening | 第26页 |
| ·Three-stage Information Processing Model | 第26页 |
| ·Top-down and Bottom-up Processing | 第26-27页 |
| ·Characteristics of Listening Comprehension | 第27页 |
| ·Factors Influencing Listening Comprehension | 第27页 |
| ·Role of Listening Comprehension in Language Learning | 第27-28页 |
| ·A Critique of Research on Listening Comprehension | 第28页 |
| ·Research on Learning Strategy | 第28-31页 |
| ·Definition of Learning Strategy | 第28-31页 |
| ·Classification of Learning Strategy | 第28-31页 |
| ·Research on Learning Strategy Training | 第31-34页 |
| ·Definition of Learning Strategy Training | 第31页 |
| ·Significance of Learning Strategy Training | 第31页 |
| ·Goal of Learning Strategy Training | 第31-32页 |
| ·Learning Strategy Training Models | 第32页 |
| ·Relevant Research on Learning Strategy | 第32页 |
| ·Relevant Research on Learning Strategy Training | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relevant Research on Learning Strategy Training in the Listening Comprehension Field | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research on Selective Attention Learning Strategy | 第34-38页 |
| ·Definition of Attention | 第34-35页 |
| ·Definition of Selective Attention | 第35-36页 |
| ·Definition of Selective Attention Learning Strategy | 第36页 |
| ·Rationales for Selective Attention Learning Strategy Training | 第36-38页 |
| ·Filter Theory | 第36页 |
| ·Capacity Theory | 第36-37页 |
| ·Styles-and Strategies-Based Instruction(SSBI) | 第37页 |
| ·The Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第37页 |
| ·Information Processing Model of Human Brain | 第37-38页 |
| ·Relevant Research on Selective Attention Learning Strategy | 第38页 |
| ·Relevant Research on Selective Attention Learning Strategy Training | 第38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Its Implementation | 第40-62页 |
| ·An Overview | 第40页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40-41页 |
| ·Subjects for the Pilot Study | 第40-41页 |
| ·Subjects for the Main Study | 第41页 |
| ·Instruments | 第41-45页 |
| ·Instruments for Quantitative Study | 第41-45页 |
| ·Listening Material | 第41-42页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第42-44页 |
| ·Tests | 第44-45页 |
| ·Instruments for Qualitative Study | 第45页 |
| ·Students' Retrospective Records | 第45页 |
| ·Students' Classroom Verbal Reports | 第45页 |
| ·Duration | 第45-46页 |
| ·Research Implementation | 第46-59页 |
| ·The Pilot Study | 第46-48页 |
| ·The EFL Learners' Listening Survey | 第46-47页 |
| ·Pre-test in the Pilot Study | 第47页 |
| ·Post-test in the Pilot Study | 第47页 |
| ·Young Learners' Language Strategy Use Survey | 第47页 |
| ·Summary of the Pilot Study | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Main Study | 第48-59页 |
| ·The EFL Learners' Listening Survey | 第48页 |
| ·Pre-test in the Main Study | 第48-49页 |
| ·Training on the Selective Attention Learning Strategy | 第49-59页 |
| ·Training on the Experiment Group | 第49-58页 |
| ·Strategy Theoretical Guidance to the Control Group | 第58-59页 |
| ·Posttest in the Main Study | 第59页 |
| ·Young Learners' Language Strategy Use Survey | 第59页 |
| ·The Collection of Data | 第59-60页 |
| ·Quantitative Data | 第59-60页 |
| ·Qualitative Data | 第60页 |
| ·The Analysis of Data | 第60-62页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis | 第60页 |
| ·Qualitative Analysis | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Four Research Results | 第62-86页 |
| ·Overview | 第62页 |
| ·Results of the Pilot Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Result of The EFL Learners' Listening Survey | 第62页 |
| ·Result of the Pretest and Posttest | 第62-63页 |
| ·Result of The Young Learners' Language Strategy Use Survey | 第63页 |
| ·Results of the Main Study | 第63-85页 |
| ·Result of The EFL Learners' Listening Survey | 第63-67页 |
| ·Categorization of the Listening Difficulties met by EFL Rural Beginners | 第63-66页 |
| ·The EFL Rural Beginners' Solutions on EFL listening Difficulties before SALS Training | 第66-67页 |
| ·Result of the Students' Retrospective Records | 第67-74页 |
| ·The Sources of EFL Rural Beginners' Listening Difficulties before SALS Training | 第67-72页 |
| ·The EFL Rural Beginners' Listening Comprehension Process after SALS Training | 第72-74页 |
| ·Result of the EFL Rural Beginners' Verbal Reports on SALS Training | 第74-76页 |
| ·Result of the Pretest and the Posttest | 第76-79页 |
| ·The Result of the Pretest | 第76-77页 |
| ·The Result of the Posttest | 第77页 |
| ·The Result of the Comparison between the Pre-test and the Post-test | 第77-79页 |
| ·Result of the Young Learners' Learning Strategy Use Survey | 第79-85页 |
| ·Frequencies for Strategy Use after SALS Training | 第79-82页 |
| ·Correlation between Strategy Use and Listening Proficiency | 第82-84页 |
| ·Correlation between the Selective Attention Learning Strategy Use and the Listening Proficiency | 第84-85页 |
| ·Summary | 第85-86页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion | 第86-97页 |
| ·An Overview | 第86页 |
| ·Validity of the Instruments | 第86页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings | 第86-96页 |
| ·Discussion on Rural Beginners Difficulties in Listening Comprehension | 第87-88页 |
| ·Discussion on Rural Beginners Strategy Usage in Listening before Training | 第88-91页 |
| ·Under-utilization of Mctacognitive and Cognitive Strategy | 第89-90页 |
| ·Over-utilization of Social Strategy | 第90-91页 |
| ·Over-utilization of Word-by-Word Strategy | 第91页 |
| ·Discussion on the Effect of SALS Training | 第91-96页 |
| ·Discussion on the Control Group | 第92-93页 |
| ·Discussion on the Experiment Group | 第93-95页 |
| ·Discussion on the Inefficient Listeners in the Experiment Group after Training | 第95-96页 |
| ·Summary | 第96-97页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第97-111页 |
| ·An Overview | 第97页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第97-102页 |
| ·Major Difficulties Met by Rural Beginners in Listening Comprehension | 第97页 |
| ·The Selective Attention Learning Strategy | 第97-98页 |
| ·The Overall Strategy Use | 第98页 |
| ·Selective Attention Learning Strategy Training on Beginners | 第98-102页 |
| ·Implication | 第102-107页 |
| ·Theoretical Implication | 第103-104页 |
| ·Implication for Listening Instruction | 第103页 |
| ·Implication for Teacher's Role | 第103-104页 |
| ·Implication for Learning Strategy Training in Listening Comprehension | 第104页 |
| ·Methodological Implication | 第104-107页 |
| ·Promoting Students' Strategy Awareness | 第105页 |
| ·Embedding Strategy Instruction into Regular Language Instruction | 第105页 |
| ·Strategy Instruction to Beginners | 第105-106页 |
| ·Opportunities for Practice | 第106页 |
| ·Creating Opportunities for Practicing Positive Strategies | 第106页 |
| ·Enhancing Mctacognitivc Strategies Training in Listening | 第106-107页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第107-110页 |
| ·Recommendations for Future Research | 第110-111页 |
| References | 第111-116页 |
| Appendixes | 第116-147页 |
| Appendix 1:The EFL Learners' Listening Survey(in Chinese) | 第116-118页 |
| Appendix 2:Young Learners' Language Strategy Use Survey(in Chinese) | 第118-120页 |
| Appendix 3:Young Learners' Language Strategy Use Survey(in English) | 第120-122页 |
| Appendix 4:Guideline for Group Discussion | 第122-123页 |
| Appendix 5:Examples and Tape Scripts for the SALS Training | 第123-130页 |
| Appendix 6:The Listening Checklist | 第130-131页 |
| Appendix 7:The Learners' Retrospective Record | 第131-132页 |
| Appendix 8:Test Paper for the Pretest | 第132-135页 |
| Appendix 9:Tape Scripts for the Pretest | 第135-137页 |
| Appendix 10:Key for the Pre-test | 第137-138页 |
| Appendix 11:Test Paper for Post-test | 第138-141页 |
| Appendix 12:Tape Scripts for the Post-test | 第141-143页 |
| Appendix 13:Key for the Post-test | 第143-144页 |
| Appendix 14:Students' Data for Analysis | 第144-147页 |
