| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract in English | 第9-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·The Development of L2 Vocabulary Knowledge Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Role of Vocabulary Knowledge in Reading | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Research Theoretical Framework | 第17-27页 |
| ·Vocabulary Knowledge Framework | 第17-20页 |
| ·Richard’s Vocabulary Knowledge Framework | 第17-18页 |
| ·Nation’s Elaboration | 第18-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-20页 |
| ·Henriksen’s Three Dimensions Approach of Lexical Competence | 第20-21页 |
| ·Laufer’s Vocabulary Strength Knowledge | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Confusion between Active and Passive Vocabulary | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Proposition of Vocabulary Strength Knowledge | 第23页 |
| ·Relationship between Vocabulary and Reading | 第23-26页 |
| ·Four Hypotheses on Relationship between Vocabulary and Reading | 第23-25页 |
| ·Three Models of Reading | 第25-26页 |
| ·Threshold Vocabulary in L2 Reading | 第26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Literature Review | 第27-37页 |
| ·Measurements of Vocabulary Breadth and Strength Knowledge | 第27-30页 |
| ·Tests of Vocabulary Size | 第27-29页 |
| ·Measurement of Vocabulary Strength Knowledge | 第29-30页 |
| ·Assessments of Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge | 第30-32页 |
| ·Developmental approach: Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第31页 |
| ·Dimensional approach: Word Associates Test | 第31-32页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading | 第32-35页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Role of Vocabulary Size in Reading | 第33页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Vocabulary Strength Knowledge and Its Relationship to Reading | 第33-34页 |
| ·Previous Investigations on Vocabulary Depth Knowledge and Its role in Reading | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Design of the Present Study | 第37-45页 |
| ·Participants | 第37页 |
| ·Instruments | 第37-42页 |
| ·Vocabulary Strength Knowledge (VSK) Test | 第38-39页 |
| ·Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge (DVK) Test | 第39-41页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension Test | 第41-42页 |
| ·Procedures of Data Collection | 第42-44页 |
| ·A Pilot Study | 第42-43页 |
| ·Implementation | 第43-44页 |
| ·Tools for Statistical Analyses | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Findings and Discussion | 第45-58页 |
| ·Descriptive and Reliability Statistics | 第45-47页 |
| ·Findings Related to Research Questions | 第47-52页 |
| ·The Validity of the Hierarchy for Four Modalities of VSK at Each Word Frequency Level | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Relationship between Four Modalities of VSK and DVK. | 第49页 |
| ·The Relationship between Four Modalities of VSK and RC | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Relationship between DVK and RC | 第51-52页 |
| ·Discussion | 第52-57页 |
| ·The Valid and Unbalanced Hierarchy of VSK Present at Each Word Level | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Interconnected Development of Vocabulary Knowledge | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Demonstration of the Role of VSK | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Recognition of the Importance of DVK | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of this Investigation | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-67页 |
| Appendices | 第67-78页 |
| Appendix A | 第67-73页 |
| Appendix B | 第73-76页 |
| Appendix C | 第76-78页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第78-79页 |
