| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-10页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第10-12页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES | 第12-13页 |
| ABBREVIATION | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Purpose and Significance | 第16-17页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-46页 |
| ·Clarification of Related Terms | 第18-24页 |
| ·Definitions of Learning Styles | 第18-20页 |
| ·Learning Styles and L2 Learning | 第20-22页 |
| ·Learning Styles and Learning Strategies | 第22-24页 |
| ·Stages of Learning Styles Investigation | 第24-27页 |
| ·Representative Theories of Learning Styles Abroad | 第27-35页 |
| ·R. Dunn and K. Dunn's Theory of Learning Styles | 第27-29页 |
| ·Curry's Theory of Learning Styles | 第29-31页 |
| ·Kolb's Theory of Learning Styles | 第31-32页 |
| ·Reid's Theory of Learning Styles | 第32-35页 |
| ·Elaboration of Perceptual Learning Styles | 第33-35页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Learning Styles in China | 第35-38页 |
| ·Further Discussions on Language Learning Styles | 第38-46页 |
| ·Factors that Influence Language Learning Styles | 第38-40页 |
| ·Culture | 第38-39页 |
| ·Gender | 第39-40页 |
| ·Learning Styles and Teaching Styles | 第40-46页 |
| ·Matching between Teaching Styles and Learning Styles | 第42-43页 |
| ·Mismatching between Teaching Styles and Learning Styles | 第43-46页 |
| CHAPTER THREE AN INVESTIGATION INTO LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCES | 第46-50页 |
| ·Subjects of the Study | 第46页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第46-48页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第48-49页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis Procedures | 第49-50页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY AND INTERVIEW | 第50-64页 |
| ·The Learning Style Preferences of the Subjects | 第50-57页 |
| ·Differences between Male and Female Learners' Learning Style Preferences | 第57-60页 |
| ·Good and Poor English Learners' Learning Style Preferences | 第60-63页 |
| ·Analysis of the Interviews | 第63-64页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS | 第64-78页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Implications and Suggestions | 第65-76页 |
| ·Assessing Students' Learning Styles and Developing Self-awareness of EFL Learners | 第66-69页 |
| ·Creating Teacher-student Style Matching | 第69-71页 |
| ·Stretching Students' Learning Styles | 第71-74页 |
| ·Linking Learning Styles with Learning Strategy Training | 第74-76页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Further Research | 第76-78页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第78-84页 |
| APPENDIX | 第84-88页 |
| Appendix A | 第84-87页 |
| Appendix B | 第87-88页 |
| Publications | 第88页 |
