| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Research Purposes and Significance | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Outline of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-39页 |
| 2.1 Vocabulary Acquisition | 第19-30页 |
| 2.1.1 The Definitions of Vocabulary | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Vocabulary Knowledge | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Breadth versus Depth | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.2.2 Receptive versus Productive | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.2.3 Familiarity Levels | 第23页 |
| 2.1.3 Definitions of Vocabulary Acquisition | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.3.1 Test of Vocabulary Acquisition | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.4 Classifications of Vocabulary Acquisition | 第25-28页 |
| 2.1.4.1 Intake and Retention | 第26-28页 |
| 2.1.5 Vocabulary Acquisition Researches at Home and Abroad | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2 Output Exercises | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Oral Output Exercises | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Written Output Exercises | 第31页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on the Effects of Written Output Exercises on VocabularyAcquisition | 第31-36页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous Studies on the Effects of Written Output Exercises on VocabularyAcquisition Abroad | 第31-34页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Studies on the Effects of Written Output Exercises on VocabularyAcquisition at Home | 第34-36页 |
| 2.4 Limitations in Previous Researches | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第39-49页 |
| 3.1 Output Hypothesis | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2 Involvement Load Hypothesis | 第41-48页 |
| 3.2.1 A Brief Introduction to Involvement Load Hypothesis | 第41-45页 |
| 3.2.2 The Related Empirical Studies | 第45-48页 |
| 3.3 Contributions of the Theories to the Present Study | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第49-65页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2 Research Hypotheses | 第51页 |
| 4.3 Subjects | 第51-53页 |
| 4.4 Instruments | 第53-57页 |
| 4.4.1 Reading Materials | 第53-54页 |
| 4.4.2 Target Words | 第54-55页 |
| 4.4.3 Written Output Exercises | 第55-56页 |
| 4.4.4 Tests | 第56-57页 |
| 4.5 Experimental Design | 第57-58页 |
| 4.6 The Implementation of the Experiment | 第58-63页 |
| 4.6.1 Pre-test | 第58-59页 |
| 4.6.2 Pilot Study | 第59-61页 |
| 4.6.3 Treatment | 第61页 |
| 4.6.4 Immediate and Delayed Tests | 第61页 |
| 4.6.5 Data Collection and Analysis | 第61-63页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第65-81页 |
| 5.1 Results of the Immediate Tests | 第65-71页 |
| 5.1.1 Descriptive Statistics for the Immediate Test in the First Round | 第65-66页 |
| 5.1.2 Comparison among the Three Exercises of the Immediate Test in the FirstRound | 第66-67页 |
| 5.1.3 Descriptive Statistics for the Immediate Test in the Second Round | 第67-68页 |
| 5.1.4 Comparison among the Three Exercises of the Immediate Test in the SecondRound | 第68-69页 |
| 5.1.5 Descriptive Statistics for the Immediate Test in the Third Round | 第69-70页 |
| 5.1.6 Comparison among the Three Exercises of the Immediate Test in the ThirdRound | 第70-71页 |
| 5.2 Results of the Delayed Tests | 第71-79页 |
| 5.2.1 Descriptive Statistics for the Delayed Test in the First Round | 第72页 |
| 5.2.2 Comparison among the Three Exercises of the Delayed Test in the FirstRound | 第72-74页 |
| 5.2.3 Descriptive Statistics for the Delayed Test in the Second Round | 第74页 |
| 5.2.4 Comparison among the Three Exercises of the Delayed Test in the SecondRound | 第74-76页 |
| 5.2.5 Descriptive Statistics for the Delayed Test in the Third Round | 第76页 |
| 5.2.6 Comparison among the Three Exercises of the Immediate Test in the ThirdRound | 第76-78页 |
| 5.2.7 Comparisons of the results of all immediate and delayed tests within Groups | 第78-79页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第79页 |
| 5.4 Discussion | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第81-85页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第81页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第81-82页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第82-85页 |
| References | 第85-91页 |
| Appendixes | 第91-114页 |
