| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Present Study | 第12-15页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-31页 |
| ·Information Processing Model | 第16-21页 |
| ·Main ideas of the model | 第16-18页 |
| ·Stages of memory | 第18-21页 |
| ·Retention | 第21-23页 |
| ·Learning and retention | 第21-22页 |
| ·Factors affecting retention | 第22-23页 |
| ·Related Studies | 第23-29页 |
| ·Visual aids on vocabulary retention | 第23-24页 |
| ·Keyword technique on vocabulary retention | 第24-27页 |
| ·Use of example sentences on vocabulary retention | 第27-29页 |
| ·Other techniques on vocabulary retention | 第29页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第29-30页 |
| ·Position of the Present Study | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第31-44页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第31页 |
| ·Participants | 第31-33页 |
| ·Material | 第33-34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34-39页 |
| ·Pilot study for meaning-inferred method | 第34-35页 |
| ·Two groups | 第35页 |
| ·Immediate post test | 第35-37页 |
| ·Delayed post test | 第37页 |
| ·Face-to-face interviews | 第37-38页 |
| ·Scoring | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39-43页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第44-57页 |
| ·Effects of Example Sentence Types on Retention with Meaning-Inferred | 第44-49页 |
| ·Effects of example sentence types on learners’short-term retention | 第44-47页 |
| ·Effects of example sentence types on learners’long-term retention | 第47-49页 |
| ·Effects of Example Sentence Types on Retention with Meaning-Given Method | 第49-54页 |
| ·Effects of example sentence types on retention in the immediate post test | 第50-52页 |
| ·Effects of example sentence types on retention in the delayed post test | 第52-54页 |
| ·A Comparison of the Results in the Immediate and Delayed Post Tests | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第57-61页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第59-61页 |
| REFERENCES | 第61-64页 |
| APPENDICES | 第64-78页 |
