| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-11页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第11-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第13-16页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·General Description of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Overview of This Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-34页 |
| ·Focus-on-Form | 第16-20页 |
| ·Definition of focus-on-form | 第17-18页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of focus-on-form | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Interaction Hypothesis | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Noticing Hypothesis | 第19-20页 |
| ·Focus-on-Forms | 第20-23页 |
| ·Definition of focus-on-forms | 第20-22页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of focus-on-forms | 第22页 |
| ·PPP model of focus-on-forms | 第22-23页 |
| ·Major Differences between Focus-on-Form and Focus-on-Forms | 第23-24页 |
| ·Some Selected Studies of Focus-on-Form | 第24-27页 |
| ·Focus-on-form through input | 第24-25页 |
| ·Focus-on-form through output | 第25-26页 |
| ·Focus-on-form through interaction | 第26-27页 |
| ·Some Selected Studies on Focus-on-Forms | 第27-28页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Focus-on-Form and Focus-on-Forms on Vocabulary and Their Limitations | 第28-34页 |
| ·Previous studies | 第29-31页 |
| ·Limitations of the previous studies | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Three RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS | 第34-47页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Research Method | 第34-36页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第36-43页 |
| ·Preparation of the experiment | 第37-40页 |
| ·Participants | 第37-39页 |
| ·Selection of reading passage and pre-test to decide target words | 第39-40页 |
| ·Experiment design | 第40-43页 |
| ·Instruction: vocabulary teaching and learning | 第40-42页 |
| ·Post-tests | 第42-43页 |
| ·Results | 第43-47页 |
| ·Data analysis of Question 1 | 第43-44页 |
| ·Post-tests Data analysis of Question 2 | 第44-45页 |
| ·Data analysis of Question 3 | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RESULTS | 第47-57页 |
| ·Effectiveness of Focus-on-Forms over focus-on-form in Vocabulary | 第47-55页 |
| ·Uneven amount of attention/noticing | 第47-49页 |
| ·Distraction of interaction | 第49-50页 |
| ·The depth of word knowledge | 第50-52页 |
| ·Rich instruction (focus-on-forms) and the learning burden of words | 第52-53页 |
| ·Two theories that may support the findings of the present study | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Depth of Processing Hypothesis | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Involvement Load Hypothesis | 第54-55页 |
| ·No Reading Comprehension Loss with Focus-on- Forms Instruction | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第57-60页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第57页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第59-60页 |
| REFERENCES | 第60-68页 |
| Appendices | 第68-82页 |
| Appendix I：Vocabulary exercises chosen from the English Placement Test | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix II Vocabulary size test (adapted from Nation, 2001) | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix III Reading passage as well we the relevant exercises used in class 1 | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix IV Reading passage as well as the relevant exercises used in class 2 | 第75-78页 |
| Appendix V Pre-test to decide the target words and the result | 第78-80页 |
| Appendix VI Post-tests: Immediate and delayed vocabulary tests | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix VII Immediate reading comprehension test | 第81-82页 |
| 附录：作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第82页 |
