掌握学习理论是20世纪70年代美国著名教育心理学家和课程论专家本杰明.S.布垆姆提出的一种全新的学校课堂学习理论。该理论认为任何学生只要有足够的时间和及时的指导就能完成任何学习课题。这一理论在中小学教学实践中取得了显著的效果。成人无论是在生理上还是在心理上都与中小学生不同,它们的学习动机也各不相同。本研究旨在论证掌握学习理论是否较传统的教学方法更适应于成人英语教学,如果答案是肯定的将会使更多的成人英语学习者受益。 Mastering learning theory is a brand new theory of school classroom learning put forward by Benjamin S. Buhim, a famous American educational psychologist and curriculum expert in the 1970s. The theory holds that any student who has enough time and timely guidance can complete any study topic. This theory has achieved remarkable results in primary and secondary teaching practice. Adults, whether physically or psychologically different from primary and secondary school children, have different learning motivations. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether mastery of learning theory is more applicable to adult English teaching than the more traditional teaching methods. If the answer is affirmative, more adult English learners will benefit.