| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第11-15页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| ·Research background | 第15-17页 |
| ·Purposes of the study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Framework of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第19-36页 |
| ·Previous studies on LLS abroad | 第19-22页 |
| ·Previous studies on LLS in China | 第22-24页 |
| ·The present situation of research on LLS in China | 第24页 |
| ·Clarification of some key concepts | 第24-27页 |
| ·Foreign language learning strategies vs. language learning strategies . | 第24-25页 |
| ·Learning strategies vs. learner strategies | 第25-27页 |
| ·Learning strategies vs. learning methods | 第27页 |
| ·Definitions of language learning strategies | 第27-31页 |
| ·Classifications of language learning strategies | 第31-36页 |
| 3 Theoretical Frameworks | 第36-46页 |
| ·Theoretical foundations for the present study | 第36-38页 |
| ·The relationship between strategy use and learning proficiency | 第38-41页 |
| ·The comparative studies of learning strategy use | 第41-43页 |
| ·Strategy Inventory for Language Learning | 第43-46页 |
| 4 Methodology | 第46-53页 |
| ·Research questions | 第46页 |
| ·The subjects | 第46-48页 |
| ·Survey subjects | 第46-47页 |
| ·Interview subjects | 第47-48页 |
| ·Instruments | 第48-50页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第48页 |
| ·Interview approach | 第48-49页 |
| ·English test | 第49-50页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第50-53页 |
| ·Procedures for the quantitative study | 第50-52页 |
| ·Procedures for the qualitative study | 第52-53页 |
| 5 Results and Discussion | 第53-71页 |
| ·The frequencies and preferences in LLS use of self-taught students and formal college students | 第53-54页 |
| ·The differences and similarities in LLS use of self-taught students and formal college students | 第54-60页 |
| ·Differences of LLS use | 第55-57页 |
| ·Similarities of LLS use | 第57-60页 |
| ·Analysis of factors influencing LLS | 第60-66页 |
| ·Learner’s factors | 第61-64页 |
| ·Situational factors | 第64-66页 |
| ·The comparison of the relationship between learning strategy use and learning proficiency | 第66-71页 |
| ·The relationships between learning strategy use and learning proficiency | 第66-67页 |
| ·The differences between formal college students and self-taught students | 第67-69页 |
| ·The similarities between formal college students and self-taught students | 第69-71页 |
| 6 Conclusions and Implications | 第71-77页 |
| ·Major findings | 第71-72页 |
| ·Implications and suggestions for future English learning and teaching | 第72-76页 |
| ·Limitations of this study and future research directions | 第76-77页 |
| References | 第77-81页 |
| Appendix A Questionnaire | 第81-84页 |
| Appendix B Interview Syllabus | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix C Results of Data Analysis | 第85-87页 |
| 攻读硕士期间的科研成果 | 第87页 |
