A FINDINGS REPORT ON UNDERGRADUATES' ENGLISH LEARNING STRATEGIES

This paper studies the reasons of the differences in students’learning outcomes. The research is based on the theory oflearner differences and second language learning, and the "GoodLanguage Learner" studies. It approaches the interrelationbetween learning skills and learning outcomes. Through adetailed investigation and discussion, this paper aims to presentwhat the students really want to get from their English teacher,and the general characteristics of successful language learnersand unsuccessful language learners, and to serve as a guide forEnglish learners, especially for unsuccessful learners. Twoexperiments were carried out in the research. One was CollegeEnglish Test Band 4, CET 4, which indicates the differences inlearning outcomes of students who were taught by the sameEnglish teacher. The other was a questionnaire to investigatelearners’ differences in learning skills and learning habits. Theresults gained from the two experiments prove that there existsignificant interrelation between learning skills and learningoutcomes. The thesis is beneficial to both English teachers andEnglish learners.

Pedestrian Mortality between 2006 and 2010 in China: Findings from Non-police Reported Data

Pedestrian safety in China is an important but largely neglected issue, in part due to the substantial under-reporting within police data. In this study we aimed to examine changes in pedestrian fatality between 2006 and 2010 in China using non-police reported data. A multi-year study was conducted based on the mortality data during 2006-2010 from the Disease Surveillance Points （DSP） data in China. Between 2006 and 2010, the crude pedestrian mortality increased from 7.0 to 10.5 per 100 000 populations. Annual pedestrian mortality from DSP data was 13 times in 2006 and 55 times in 2010 mortality for pedestrians and passengers from police-reported data in the corresponding years. After controlling for sex, age,