| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-12页 |
| ·Principal Questions in the Study | 第12页 |
| ·Structure of This Paper | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-37页 |
| ·Clarification and Definitions of Learning Styles | 第14-20页 |
| ·Different Terms Regarding Learning Styles | 第14-19页 |
| ·Cognitive Styles and Learning Styles | 第15-18页 |
| ·Learning Styles and Learning Preferences | 第18-19页 |
| ·Learning Styles and Learning Strategies | 第19页 |
| ·Different Definitions of Learning Styles | 第19-20页 |
| ·Categories of Learning Styles | 第20-25页 |
| ·An Onion Metaphor of Learning Styles | 第20-22页 |
| ·Elements of Learning Styles | 第22页 |
| ·Three Major Categories of Learning Styles | 第22-25页 |
| ·Learning Styles Instruments | 第25-31页 |
| ·Learning Style Researches on Language Learning | 第31-35页 |
| ·Fundamentals of Learning Styles in the ESL/EFL Classroom | 第31页 |
| ·Major Studies of Learning Styles of ESL/EFL | 第31-34页 |
| ·Researches on Learning Styles of Asian Students | 第34-35页 |
| ·Learning Styles Theory and Language Education | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第37-43页 |
| ·Subjects and Procedure | 第37-38页 |
| ·Teenager Seafarer Students | 第38页 |
| ·Adult seafarer trainees | 第38页 |
| ·English Teachers | 第38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38-43页 |
| ·Perceptual Learning Style Preferences Survey | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Primary Questionnaire | 第39-40页 |
| ·Pre-test and Post-test | 第40-41页 |
| ·Interview | 第41-42页 |
| ·Classroom Observations | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Findings and Discussions | 第43-62页 |
| ·Perceptual Learning Style Preferences of Teenager and Adult Seafarer learners | 第43-46页 |
| ·Results and Discussion of the Primary Questionnaire | 第46-53页 |
| ·Analysis of Pre-test and Post-test | 第53-56页 |
| ·Comparison of Pre-test and Post-test | 第54页 |
| ·Teaching Approaches Implemented to the Experimental Class | 第54-56页 |
| ·Findings and Discussion of Interviews and Classroom Observations | 第56-60页 |
| ·Interviews Findings | 第56-59页 |
| ·Classroom Observation Findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Implications for EOP Learning and Teaching | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第62-67页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第63-65页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Future Research | 第66-67页 |
| References | 第67-77页 |
| Appendices | 第77-111页 |
| □ Appendix Ⅰ Pre-test and post-test Papers: SEPT Band-2 issued by COSCO Group (Combination of Listening and Written Paper issued on 5/2001 and 4/2002) | 第77-92页 |
| □ Appendix Ⅱ Perceptual Learning Style Preferences Questionnaire | 第92-99页 |
| □ Appendix Ⅲ The Primary Questionnaire for Teenager Students (English Version and Chinese Version), and for Teachers | 第99-108页 |
| □ Appendix Ⅳ Questions for Interviewing with Students, Trainees, and with Teachers | 第108-111页 |
