| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Context of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research Questions for the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Cognitive Styles in SLA Research | 第14-23页 |
| ·Definition and Types of Cognitive Styles | 第14-16页 |
| ·Field Independence (FI) versus Field Dependence(FD) | 第16-23页 |
| ·The Interpretation of FI/FD | 第16-17页 |
| ·Characteristics of FI/FD and Their Influences on L2 Learning | 第17-20页 |
| ·Neurophysiological Basis of FI/FD | 第20-21页 |
| ·Related Studies of FI/FD in SLA | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The Reading Process | 第23-43页 |
| ·Definition of Reading | 第23页 |
| ·The Nature of Reading | 第23-26页 |
| ·Reading as a Cognitive Process | 第23-24页 |
| ·Reading as a Constructive Process | 第24-25页 |
| ·Reading as an Interactive Process | 第25-26页 |
| ·Reading as a Strategic Process | 第26页 |
| ·Models of Reading Process | 第26-32页 |
| ·The Bottom-up Model | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Top-down Model | 第28-29页 |
| ·Interactive Model of Reading | 第29-30页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第30-32页 |
| ·Definition of the Theory | 第30页 |
| ·Schemata and Comprehension | 第30-32页 |
| ·Learning Strategies | 第32-38页 |
| ·Definition of Learning Strategies | 第33-34页 |
| ·Classification of Learning Strategies | 第34-37页 |
| ·Reading Strategies and Reading Comprehension | 第37-38页 |
| ·Flexibility in Reading | 第38-39页 |
| ·Reading Ability | 第39-43页 |
| ·The Nature of Skills and Strategies | 第40页 |
| ·Definition of Reading Ability | 第40-43页 |
| ·Reading Ability as Unitary | 第41页 |
| ·Reading Ability as Subdividable | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ The Experiment | 第43-51页 |
| ·Research Questions for the Study | 第43页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第43-45页 |
| ·Research Design | 第45-51页 |
| ·Subjects | 第45-46页 |
| ·Instruments | 第46-49页 |
| ·Cognitive Style Questionnaire | 第46-47页 |
| ·Reading Strategy Questionnaire | 第47页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension Test | 第47-49页 |
| ·Pre-reading Test | 第49页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis Procedures | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Results and Discussion | 第51-64页 |
| ·Results of Descriptive Statistics | 第51-56页 |
| ·Results of the Correlation Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Results of Independent Samples T-test | 第57-58页 |
| ·Relationship between Cognitive Style and Reading Ability | 第58-60页 |
| ·Differences between Effective and Ineffective Readers | 第60-61页 |
| ·Differences in Strategy Use between the Relatively More FI Readers and Less FI Readers | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第64-69页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第64页 |
| ·Implications | 第64-67页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-72页 |
| Appendix | 第72-83页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第83-95页 |
| Published Articles | 第95-96页 |
| Declaration of Originality | 第96页 |
