| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 The goals of vocabulary learning | 第9-22页 |
| ·The importance of vocabulary knowledge in L2 learning | 第9-14页 |
| ·The nature of acquiring a word | 第10-12页 |
| ·Factors affecting word learnability | 第12-14页 |
| ·Vocabulary size and selection | 第14-22页 |
| ·The vocabulary size of an average native speaker | 第14-15页 |
| ·How many words does a non-English major in a university in China need to know? | 第15-20页 |
| ·Which words should a non-English major know? | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 A review of earlier research | 第22-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22-26页 |
| ·General conclusions about vocabulary learning strategies | 第22-25页 |
| ·Factors involved in strategy recommendation | 第25-26页 |
| ·Developing a vocabulary learning strategies taxonomy | 第26-31页 |
| ·Compilation of the taxonomy | 第26-28页 |
| ·Categorization the taxonomy | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 3 A classification of vocabulary learning strategies | 第31-42页 |
| ·The resulting classification of vocabulary learning strategies | 第31-33页 |
| ·Discussion of the vocabulary learning strategy classification | 第33-42页 |
| ·Discovery strategies | 第33-36页 |
| ·Determination strategies | 第33-35页 |
| ·Social strategies | 第35-36页 |
| ·Consolidation strategies | 第36-42页 |
| ·Social strategies | 第36页 |
| ·Memory strategies | 第36-37页 |
| ·Picture/imagery | 第37页 |
| ·Related words & unrelated words | 第37-38页 |
| ·Grouping | 第38-39页 |
| ·Other memory strategies | 第39页 |
| ·Cognitive strategies & metacognitive strategies | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 4 A survey of vocabulary learning strategies of non-English majors in Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | 第42-52页 |
| ·Questions and design of the survey | 第42-43页 |
| ·Survey procedure | 第43-44页 |
| ·Survey results | 第44-51页 |
| ·Most-used and least-used strategies | 第44-46页 |
| ·Most-helpful and least-helpful strategies | 第46-48页 |
| ·Trends of vocabulary learning strategies use | 第48-51页 |
| ·Implications | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| ·Encouraging independent learning strategies | 第52-53页 |
| ·Remarks on further research | 第53-55页 |
| References | 第55-65页 |
| Appendix | 第65-67页 |