| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The outline of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Vocabulary Learning Strategies | 第14-28页 |
| ·Language learning strategies | 第14-20页 |
| ·Definition of language learning strategies | 第14-16页 |
| ·Taxonomy of language learning strategies | 第16-19页 |
| ·Language learning strategies vs. Vocabulary learning strategies | 第19-20页 |
| ·Vocabulary learning strategies | 第20-28页 |
| ·Taxonomy of vocabulary learning strategies | 第21-24页 |
| ·Related empirical studies of vocabulary learning strategies | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Three Contextual Guessing Strategies vs. Dictionary Look-up Strategies | 第28-49页 |
| ·Two views on vocabulary learning | 第28-30页 |
| ·Contextual guessing and vocabulary learning | 第30-36页 |
| ·The role of context in vocabulary learning | 第30-33页 |
| ·Empirical studies on guessing/inferring from context | 第33-36页 |
| ·Dictionary use and vocabulary learning | 第36-43页 |
| ·Dictionary look-up strategy | 第37-40页 |
| ·Empirical studies on dictionary use strategy | 第40-43页 |
| ·Vocabulary retention through meaning-inferred vs. meaning-given methods | 第43-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Four The Research Methodology | 第49-64页 |
| ·Rationale for the research | 第49-51页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第51页 |
| ·Research questions | 第51-52页 |
| ·Method/Design | 第52页 |
| ·Subjects | 第52-53页 |
| ·Instruments | 第53页 |
| ·Procedures | 第53-64页 |
| ·Pre-questionnaire | 第53-55页 |
| ·Vocabulary strategy training | 第55-60页 |
| ·Context-inferring strategy training | 第55-57页 |
| ·Dictionary-consulting strategy training | 第57-60页 |
| ·Vocabulary retention tests | 第60-62页 |
| ·Pretest | 第60页 |
| ·Vocabulary learning session | 第60-61页 |
| ·Vocabulary retention tests | 第61-62页 |
| ·Post-interview | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Data Collection and Analysis | 第64-77页 |
| ·Data and analysis from questionnaire | 第64-67页 |
| ·Data and analysis from vocabulary retention test | 第67-71页 |
| ·Data and analysis from STR test | 第68-69页 |
| ·Data and analysis from LTR tests | 第69-71页 |
| ·Data and analysis from the post-interview | 第71-77页 |
| ·Data and analysis from context group | 第72-74页 |
| ·Data and analysis from dictionary group | 第74-77页 |
| Chapter Six Findings and Conclusion | 第77-84页 |
| ·Findings and discussions | 第77-80页 |
| ·Conclusion of the research | 第80-82页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research | 第82-84页 |
| References | 第84-97页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Questionnaire | 第97-99页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Training material of inferring word meaning by using context clues | 第99-110页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Vocabulary Retention Tests | 第110-113页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Interview | 第113页 |
