| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Table of Contents | 第7-10页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Present Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第16-19页 |
| ·Definition of schema | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classification of schema | 第17-18页 |
| ·Some characteristics of schema | 第18页 |
| ·Application of schema in vocabulary teaching | 第18-19页 |
| ·Mental Lexicon as a Part of Linguistic Schemata to Represent Vocabulary in Brain | 第19-24页 |
| ·Definition of mental lexicon | 第20页 |
| ·Similar properties of mental lexicon and schemata | 第20-21页 |
| ·Organization of mental lexicon | 第21-24页 |
| ·Review on Vocabulary Teaching in TEFL at Home and Abroad | 第24-28页 |
| ·Review on vocabulary teaching in TEFL at home | 第24-26页 |
| ·Review on vocabulary teaching in TEFL abroad | 第26-28页 |
| ·Studies Related to Schema Theory and Vocabulary Teaching in TEFL at Home and Abroad | 第28-32页 |
| ·Studies related to schema theory and vocabulary teaching in TEFL at home | 第29页 |
| ·Studies related to schema theory and vocabulary teaching in TEFL abroad | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Three The Experimental Study | 第32-42页 |
| ·Hypotheses of the Experiment | 第32页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Research Subjects | 第32-33页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第33-34页 |
| ·Textbooks | 第33页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第33-34页 |
| ·Tests | 第34页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第34-36页 |
| ·Methods Applied in the Experimental Class | 第36-42页 |
| ·Building imagery and pictorial schemata | 第36-37页 |
| ·Constructing word form schemata | 第37-38页 |
| ·Establishing syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations | 第38-39页 |
| ·Mapping semantic relations | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第42-54页 |
| ·Results and Discussion of the Questionnaire | 第42-44页 |
| ·Data Analysis of the Tests | 第44-49页 |
| ·Independent sample test for the pre-test between EC and CC | 第44页 |
| ·Independent sample test for the post-test between EC and CC | 第44-45页 |
| ·Paired sample test for EC between the pre-test and the post-test | 第45-46页 |
| ·Paired sample test for CC between the pre-test and the post-test | 第46页 |
| ·Independent sample test of Section One for the post-test between EC and CC | 第46-47页 |
| ·Independent sample test of Section Two for the post-test between EC and CC | 第47-48页 |
| ·The score variances and percentage in EC between the pre-test and post-test | 第48-49页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Experiment | 第49页 |
| ·Discussion of the Results of the Tests | 第49-54页 |
| ·Discussion on why schema-based vocabulary teaching functions better in acquisition of new words and consolidation of previously-learnt words | 第50-51页 |
| ·Discussion on why schema-based vocabulary teaching isn't effective among a certain part of students in EC Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-60页 |
| ·Summary of the Thesis | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications | 第55-57页 |
| ·Activating and constructing schemata in vocabulary teaching and learning | 第55-56页 |
| ·Encouraging independent vocabulary learning | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research and Suggestions for Further Research | 第57-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第72-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ | 第76-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ | 第80-84页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第84-86页 |
