| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第12-13页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·The background of the research | 第13-14页 |
| ·The research questions and hypotheses | 第14-16页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| 2 Literature review | 第18-43页 |
| ·Word knowledge | 第18-27页 |
| ·Definition and development of word knowledge | 第18-23页 |
| ·Findings about word knowledge in mind | 第23-27页 |
| ·Word learning strategies | 第27-32页 |
| ·Explicit and implicit instructions | 第28-30页 |
| ·The findings of the application of vocabulary learning strategies | 第30-32页 |
| ·Word association as a L2 vocabulary learning strategy | 第32-43页 |
| ·The model of word association strategy | 第33-35页 |
| ·Cognitive support for word association strategy | 第35-39页 |
| ·Empirical support for word association strategy | 第39-43页 |
| 3 Problem identifying and plan of actions | 第43-55页 |
| ·Description of the teaching situation | 第43-45页 |
| ·Identification of the problems | 第45-49页 |
| ·The plan of actions | 第49-53页 |
| ·Design of word association model in class | 第49-51页 |
| ·Criteria for the application of the model | 第51-53页 |
| ·Research questions and hypotheses | 第53-55页 |
| 4 Application of the word association model | 第55-67页 |
| ·Teaching objectives | 第55-56页 |
| ·Design of word association teaching activities | 第56-59页 |
| ·Types of word association teaching activities applied in class | 第56-58页 |
| ·Rationales for applying the word teaching activities | 第58-59页 |
| ·Procedure and outcomes of the action research | 第59-67页 |
| ·Procedure of the action research | 第59-60页 |
| ·Outcomes of the action research found in Teacher's Journal | 第60-64页 |
| ·Outcomes of the action research found in Students' Journal | 第64-67页 |
| 5 Reflections on the action research | 第67-77页 |
| ·Answers to the research questions | 第67-70页 |
| ·Other reflections on the action research | 第70-75页 |
| ·On the procedure | 第70-75页 |
| ·On the design of word association teaching activities | 第75页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第75-77页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| References | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Word Quiz 1 | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Word Quiz 2 | 第85-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Questionnaire 1 | 第87-89页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Questionnaire 2 | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Word Test 1 | 第90-95页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Word Test 2 | 第95-101页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ A sample of teacher's journal | 第101-102页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ A sample of students' journal | 第102-103页 |
| Appendix Ⅸ A Sample of the instruction of word association strategy | 第103-105页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第105页 |
