外语学习作为一项认知活动势必受到认知方式的影响，因而越来越多的语言研究者开始关注认知方式对外语学习的影响。本书从认知方式对外语学习效果的影响入手，提出假设，通过定性和定量两种研究方法，探讨外语善学者和不善学者在认知方式上相互的差异性和各自的趋同性。
目 录：
Part One Teaching Chinese Children Oral English through Recitation
and Communication Games 001
Chapter 1 Introduction 003
Chapter 2 Literature Review 007
Chapter 3 Methodology 031
Chapter 4 Analysis 048
Chapter 5 Conclusion 056
References 060
Appendix 1 Abbreviations 067
Appendix 2 游戏调查问卷 068
Appendix 3 教师调查问卷 071
Appendix 4 Evaluation Table for Pre-test/Post-test 073
Appendix 5 Sample Materials for Recitation 074
Appendix 6 Sample Materials for Communication Games 079
Appendix 7 Post-test 085
Part Two Study on Characteristics of Successful Language Learners and
Unsuccessful Language Learners in Field Independence/
Dependence 089
Chapter 1 Introduction 091
Chapter 2 Literature Review 095
Chapter 3 Research Design 112
Chapter 4 Results and Discussions 133
Chapter 5 Conclusion 155
References 158
AppendixⅠ CSFT 163
Appendix Ⅱ First Draft of FI/FDQ 165
Appendix Ⅲ(a) Final Draft of FI/FDQ 166
Appendix Ⅲ(b) Interview Guideline 167
Part Three An Empirical Study of Process Genre Approach to College
English Writing Instruction for Basic Requirements 169
Chapter 1 Introduction 171
Chapter 2 Literature Review 179
Chapter 3 Process Genre Approach: A New Teaching Model 195
Chapter 4 Experiment Project 210
Chapter 5 Results and Discussion 216
Chapter 6 Conclusion 228
References 236
Appendix A Questionnaire 241
Appendix B Rating Scale 243
Appendix C List of Writing Tasks 245
Appendix D Abbreviations 248
