| ACNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-15页 |
| Abbreviations | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第16-19页 |
| 1.1 The Significance of Vocabulary | 第16页 |
| 1.2 The Status Quo of Vocabulary Teaching and Learning in KYN4MS | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 The Aims of the Research | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 The Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-29页 |
| 2.1 The Correlation between Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 The Vocabulary Size Required of High School Students | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Vocabulary Learning Strategies Assisting Vocabulary Size Enlargement | 第23-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Major Studies outside China | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Major Studies in China | 第24-26页 |
| 2.4 Semantic Mapping | 第26-29页 |
| 2.4.1 Introduction | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4.2 How to Use and Draw Semantic Maps | 第27-29页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第29-36页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第29页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第29-30页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection and Analysis | 第30-36页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第36-50页 |
| 4.1 Results and Analysis of Vocabulary Size Tests | 第36-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Results and Analysis of the Productive and Identifiable Vocabulary Size | 第36-42页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Productive Vocabulary Size | 第36-39页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Identifiable Vocabulary Size | 第39-42页 |
| 4.2 The Correlation between Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension Ability | 第42-50页 |
| 4.2.1 The Correlation between Vocabulary Size and Reading ComprehensionAbility of Science Class One | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2.2 The Correlation between Vocabulary Size and Reading ComprehensionAbility of Arts Class Seven | 第46-50页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第50-58页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第50页 |
| 5.2 Major Findings of the Research | 第50-52页 |
| 5.3 Answers to the Research Questions | 第52-55页 |
| 5.4 Implications of this Research | 第55-58页 |
| 5.4.1 Stimulating Students’ Learning Motivation | 第55-56页 |
| 5.4.2 Focusing on Repetitive Drills | 第56-57页 |
| 5.4.3 Introducing Memory Strategies to Students | 第57-58页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第58-63页 |
| APPENDIX A | 第63-66页 |
| APPENDIX B | 第66-69页 |
| MAJOR PUBLICATIONS | 第69页 |
