| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-14页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 2.Literature review | 第17-28页 |
| ·Controversial issues in language learning strategy studies | 第17-23页 |
| ·Definitions of "language learning strategies" | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classifications of "language learning strategies" | 第19-23页 |
| ·Historical studies on oral English learning strategies | 第23-28页 |
| ·Early studies on language learning strategies | 第23-24页 |
| ·Development in studies on language learning strategies | 第24-25页 |
| ·Oral English learning strategy studies in China | 第25-28页 |
| 3.Learning oral English from the viewpoint of the adult learners in Shanghai | 第28-32页 |
| ·Definition and characteristics of "adult learners" | 第28-29页 |
| ·Main factors influencing oral English learning strategies | 第29-30页 |
| ·Present situations of oral English learning by the adult learners in Shanghai | 第30-32页 |
| 4.The study in the thesis | 第32-35页 |
| ·Research questions | 第32页 |
| ·Subjects | 第32-33页 |
| ·Instrnments | 第33-35页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第33页 |
| ·Oral test | 第33-35页 |
| 5.Results and discussion | 第35-51页 |
| ·The general situation of oral English learning strategy use of the adult learners | 第35-44页 |
| ·The background of the adult learners | 第35-37页 |
| ·The overall status quo of strategies used by the adult learners | 第37-40页 |
| ·Differences in strategy use among learners of different age | 第40-41页 |
| ·Differences in strategy use among learners with different motivations | 第41-43页 |
| ·Differences in strategy use between male and female learners | 第43-44页 |
| ·The general situation of the adult learners' oral proficiency | 第44-46页 |
| ·The overall status quo of the adult learners' oral proficiency | 第44-45页 |
| ·Differences in oral proficiency between male and female learners | 第45-46页 |
| ·A correlation study between oral English learning strategies and oral proficiency among the adult learners | 第46-49页 |
| ·Limitations and possible areas for improvement | 第49-51页 |
| 6.Implications for oral English learning | 第51-53页 |
| ·Practicing oral English | 第51-52页 |
| ·Monitoring affective states in learning oral English | 第52-53页 |
| 7.Conclusion | 第53-54页 |
| References | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix A:英语口语学习策略调查问卷 | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix B:成人英语口语测试描述 | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix C:口语测试样本 | 第61-62页 |
