| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Objective. | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis . | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of Relevant Concepts | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Long-term Memory of English Vocabulary | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 English Vocabulary Use | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2 Previous Research on English Vocabulary Acquisition at Home and Abroad | 第22-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Research on Lexical Inferencing at Home and Abroad | 第23-29页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Research on Vocabulary Presentation at Home and Abroad | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3 Limitation in Previous Researches | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第33-45页 |
| 3.1 Lexical Processing Strategy | 第33-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Dictionary-consulting Strategy | 第34-35页 |
| 3.1.2 Lexical inferencing Strategy | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2 Theories of Context | 第37-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Definition of Context | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Function of Context in Vocabulary Acquisition | 第39页 |
| 3.2.3 Context Clues for Inferencing | 第39-42页 |
| 3.3 The Level-of-processing Effect | 第42-45页 |
| 3.3.1 Definition of“Depth of Processing” | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.2 The Level-of-processing Effect | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3.3 The Level-of-processing Effect on Vocabulary Acquisition | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第45-59页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第45页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3 Variables | 第48页 |
| 4.4 Instruments | 第48-50页 |
| 4.4.1 English Proficiency Test and Vocabulary Size Test | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4.2 Delayed-tests of Vocabulary Retention and Test of Vocabulary Use | 第49-50页 |
| 4.5 Research Procedures | 第50-56页 |
| 4.5.1 Vocabulary Size Test and English Proficiency Test | 第51页 |
| 4.5.2 Treatment | 第51-54页 |
| 4.5.3 Sample Teaching | 第54-56页 |
| 4.5.4 Delayed-tests of Vocabulary Retention | 第56页 |
| 4.6 Data Collection and Analysis | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第59-71页 |
| 5.1 Results | 第59-67页 |
| 5.1.1 Between-group Results of Vocabulary Retention | 第59-61页 |
| 5.1.2 Between-group Results of Vocabulary Use | 第61-63页 |
| 5.1.3 Results of Post-vocabulary-size-test in EC and CC | 第63-64页 |
| 5.1.4 Results of EC in Pre-vocabulary-size-test and Post-vocabulary-size-test | 第64-65页 |
| 5.1.5 Results of CC in Pre-vocabulary-size-test and Post-vocabulary-size-test | 第65-67页 |
| 5.2 Discussion | 第67-71页 |
| 5.2.1 Effects of Lexical Inferencing Training on Vocabulary Retention | 第67-69页 |
| 5.2.2 Effects of Lexical Inferencing Training on Vocabulary Use | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第71-75页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第71-72页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第73页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Further Study | 第73-75页 |
| References | 第75-79页 |
| Appendices | 第79-93页 |
| Appendix I | 第79-84页 |
| Appendix II | 第84-89页 |
| Appendix III | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix IV | 第90-93页 |
| Appendix V | 第93页 |
