| Abstract in English | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第9-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第18-45页 |
| ·Clarification and definitions of learning styles | 第18-30页 |
| ·Different terms regarding learning styles | 第18-23页 |
| ·Cognitive styles and learning styles | 第18-19页 |
| ·Learning strategies and learning styles | 第19-20页 |
| ·Style and ability | 第20-22页 |
| ·Process or structure | 第22-23页 |
| ·Different definitions of learning styles | 第23-26页 |
| ·Elements of learning styles | 第26-30页 |
| ·Environmental elements of learning styles | 第26-28页 |
| ·Emotional elements | 第28-29页 |
| ·Sociological elements | 第29页 |
| ·Physical elements | 第29-30页 |
| ·Representative researches of learning styles abroad | 第30-42页 |
| ·Cognition-centered styles | 第32-37页 |
| ·Field dependence -Field independence | 第32-33页 |
| ·Equivalence range | 第33页 |
| ·Category width | 第33-34页 |
| ·Conceptual style | 第34页 |
| ·Cognitive controls | 第34-35页 |
| ·Reflection-impulsivity | 第35-36页 |
| ·Other cognitive styles | 第36-37页 |
| ·Personality-centered styles | 第37-40页 |
| ·Theory of psychological types | 第37-38页 |
| ·Energetic theory of mind styles | 第38-40页 |
| ·Activity-centered styles | 第40-42页 |
| ·Learning styles | 第40-41页 |
| ·Teachings styles | 第41-42页 |
| ·Previous researches on learning styles in China | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Support | 第45-63页 |
| ·Curry’s “Onion Model” | 第46-57页 |
| ·Learning style as instructional and environmental preferences | 第47-51页 |
| ·Learning styles as information processing preferences | 第51-55页 |
| ·Learning style as personality-related preferences | 第55-57页 |
| ·The theory of perceptual learning styles | 第57-59页 |
| ·The theory of Kolb | 第59-61页 |
| ·The theory of field dependence versus field independence | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第63-68页 |
| ·Research questions | 第63页 |
| ·Subjects | 第63页 |
| ·Instruments | 第63-66页 |
| ·Perceptual Learning Style Preference Survey (PLSPS) | 第64页 |
| ·Learning Style Inventory (LSI) | 第64-65页 |
| ·Test of Embedded Figures (TEF) | 第65-66页 |
| ·NMET (National Matriculation Entrance Test) English Paper | 第66页 |
| ·Procedure | 第66-68页 |
| ·Pilot test | 第66页 |
| ·Data collection | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussions | 第68-91页 |
| ·Statistical description of the learning style tendency and discussion | 第68-76页 |
| ·A three-dimensional description of the learning styles | 第68-70页 |
| ·Discussion of the findings | 第70-76页 |
| ·The variety of learning styles | 第70-71页 |
| ·The most preferred learning styles of the three dimensions | 第71-74页 |
| ·The least preferred learning styles of the three dimensions | 第74-76页 |
| ·A three-dimensional analysis of gender difference of learning styles | 第76-78页 |
| ·Independent sample T-test for gender and learning styles | 第76-77页 |
| ·Discussion of the findings | 第77-78页 |
| ·Correlation analysis of learning styles and NMET English scores | 第78-81页 |
| ·Correlation analysis of perceptual learning styles and NMET English scores | 第78-80页 |
| ·Correlation analysis between Kolb’s learning styles & FI/FD and NMET English scores | 第80-81页 |
| ·Correlation analysis of the three dimensions of learning styles | 第81-82页 |
| ·Multiple regression of the style and language achievement | 第82-85页 |
| ·One-way ANOVA for style differences between different classes | 第85-91页 |
| Chapter 5 Implications and Suggestions | 第91-99页 |
| ·Findings of the present research | 第91-92页 |
| ·Implications for EFL learning and teaching in vocational schools | 第92-95页 |
| ·Raising self awareness and assessing students’learning styles | 第92-93页 |
| ·Encouraging self-access learning | 第93页 |
| ·Strengthening individualized education | 第93-95页 |
| ·Developing strategies to stretch and complement the students’learning Styles | 第95页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第95-96页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第96-99页 |
| ·Suggestions for the macro-level studies | 第97-98页 |
| ·Suggestions for the micro-level studies | 第98-99页 |
| Concluding remarks | 第99-102页 |
| Appendix 1 Inventories of learning styles | 第102-110页 |
| Appendix 2 Raw data by SPSS for the investigation | 第110-114页 |
| Bibliography | 第114-124页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第124-126页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第126页 |
