| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-15页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第15-20页 |
| ·BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY | 第15-17页 |
| ·SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第17-18页 |
| ·STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS | 第18-19页 |
| ·ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-40页 |
| ·THEORIES RELATED TO LEARNING STYLES | 第20-29页 |
| ·Different Terms Regarding Learning Styles | 第20-23页 |
| ·Categories of Learning Styles | 第23-26页 |
| ·Oxford’s Language Learning Styles Theory | 第26-29页 |
| ·GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING STYLES | 第29-31页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Brain Hemisphericity | 第29-31页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Socialization | 第31页 |
| ·RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 第31-34页 |
| ·Framework for Investigating Individual Learner Differences | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Role of Learning Styles in Foreign Language Learning | 第33-34页 |
| ·PREVIOUS RESEARCHES ON LEARNING STYLES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING ABROAD AND HOME | 第34-40页 |
| ·Previous Researches Done in the West | 第34-37页 |
| ·Previous Studies Conducted in China | 第37-40页 |
| CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第40-45页 |
| ·RESEARCH QUESTIONS | 第40页 |
| ·SUBJECTS | 第40-41页 |
| ·INSTRUMENTS | 第41-43页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第41-42页 |
| ·Test Taken from CET-4 | 第42-43页 |
| ·DATA COLLECTING PROCEDURES | 第43-44页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第43页 |
| ·Implementing the investigation | 第43-44页 |
| ·DATA ANALYSIS | 第44-45页 |
| CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第45-58页 |
| ·RESULTS | 第45-50页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 1: General Learning Style Preferences | 第45-47页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 2: Statistical Descriptions of Gender Differences of Learning Styles | 第47-49页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question 3: Correlation of Learning Styles and Foreign Language Achievement | 第49-50页 |
| ·DISCUSSION | 第50-56页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question 1 | 第50-53页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question 2 | 第53-55页 |
| ·Discussion of the Findings in Research Question 3 | 第55-56页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第56-58页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS IMPLICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS | 第58-63页 |
| ·CONCLUSIONS | 第58-59页 |
| ·PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STUDY | 第59-62页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE STUDIES | 第62-63页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第63-69页 |
| APPENDIX | 第69-72页 |
