张向阳，博士，任职于安徽财经大学文学院，主要教授大学英语阅读、听说等课程。主要研究方向为英语教学、学习者个体差异、专门用途英语。2006年硕士毕业于贵州大学外国语学院英语语言文学专业，2016年博士毕业于苏兰拉里理工大学（泰国）英语系英语语言研究专业。主持及参与安徽财经大学教研及科研项目、安徽省教育厅人文社科专项课题、安徽省高校人文社科重点项目等多项。公开发表学术论文8篇。

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Definitions of Key Terms
1.7 Outline of the Book
1.8 Summary
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 The Nature of Reading
2.2 Reading Comprehension
2.3 Working Memory
2.4 Learning Styles
2.5 Reading Strategies
2.6 Previous Research into Working Memory/Learning Styles/Reading
Strategies and Reading Performance
2.7 Summary
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Conceptual Framework of the Study
3.3 Participants
3.4 Research Instruments
3.5 Data Collection Procedures
3.6 Ethical Issues in Data Collection
3.7 Data Analysis Methods
3.8 Reliability and Validity Check
3.9 Pilot Study
3.10 Summary
CHAPTER 4 DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
4.1 Results of Cronbach's Alphas Coefficients for Questionnaires
4.2 Description of Participants
4.3 Results of the Reading Comprehension Test （RCT）
4.4 Results in Relation to Research Question 1
4.5 Results in Relation to Research Question 2
4.6 Results in Relation to Research Question 3
4.7 Results in Relation to Research Question 4
4.8 Semi-structured Interview
4.9 Summary
CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION
5.1 The Overall Profiles for Working Memory, Learning Styles and Reading Strategy Use
5.2 Gender Differences and Differences between Levels of Reading
Proficiency in Relation to Working Memory, Learning Styles and Reading Strategy Use
5.3 Relationships between Working Memory, Learning Styles and Reading Strategy Use
5.4 The Extent to Which Reading Performance Could be Predicted by Working Memory,
Learning Styles and Reading Strategies
5.5 The Differences between High and Low Working Memory Capacity Learners
5.6 Summary
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION
6.1 Summary of the Study
6.2 A Model for Working Memory/Learning Styles/Reading Strategies and Reading Proficiency
6.3 Pedagogic Implications
6.4 Limitations of the Study
6.5 Recommendations for Future Research
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E

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