| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1. Background | 第11-12页 |
| 2. Brief introduction to vocabulary teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges | 第12-13页 |
| 3. Reasons for choosing this topic | 第13-14页 |
| 4. Purposes of the study | 第14-16页 |
| 5. Layout of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第18-23页 |
| ·A brief history of English language teaching | 第18-20页 |
| ·Study of English vocabulary teaching and learning | 第20-23页 |
| ·Direct and indirect vocabulary learning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Vocabulary the learners need to know | 第21页 |
| ·Approaches to vocabulary learning | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第23-32页 |
| ·Vocabulary knowledge | 第23-27页 |
| ·Definition of the word | 第23-24页 |
| ·Contents of vocabulary knowledge | 第24-27页 |
| ·Lexical chunks | 第27-28页 |
| ·The definition of lexical chunks | 第27-28页 |
| ·The functions of lexical chunks | 第28页 |
| ·Listening Comprehension | 第28-32页 |
| ·The importance of listening | 第28页 |
| ·Process of Listening Comprehension | 第28-30页 |
| ·Factors affecting listening comprehension | 第30-31页 |
| ·Taking advantage of lexical chunks to facilitate listening comprehension | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第32-46页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第32-33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33页 |
| ·Instruments | 第33-36页 |
| ·Procedure and data collection | 第36-46页 |
| ·Procedure and data collection for the pre-test | 第36-37页 |
| ·Procedure of the experiment | 第37-45页 |
| ·Data collection for the post-test | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Analysis | 第46-54页 |
| ·Results and data analysis for the pre-test | 第46-50页 |
| ·Statistics | 第46-47页 |
| ·Further Comparison of Correlation Analyses in the Two Subsamples | 第47-48页 |
| ·Correlation Analyses in the Small-Vocabulary-Size Sample | 第48-49页 |
| ·Correlation Analyses in the Large-Vocabulary-Size Sample | 第49页 |
| ·Comparison of Correlation Analyses in the Two Subsamples | 第49-50页 |
| ·Results and data analysis for post-test | 第50-51页 |
| ·The data of post-test | 第50-51页 |
| ·The effect for improving students’ listening proficiency in the experimental class | 第51页 |
| ·Major findings | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions for Vocabulary Teaching on Listening Comprehension | 第54-56页 |
| ·Enhancing students’ motivation | 第54页 |
| ·Raising students’ awareness of the lexical chunks in English | 第54页 |
| ·Teaching listening with the help of lexical chunks | 第54-55页 |
| ·Emphasizing the importance of accumulation | 第55-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ Applied English Test for Vocational Colleges (Grade A, June , 2010) | 第62-65页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ Applied English Test for Vocational Colleges (Grade A, Dec , 2010) | 第65-68页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ College English Test-Band 4 (June, 2010) | 第68-73页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅳ College English Test-Band 4 (Dec., 2010) | 第73-78页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅴ Vocabulary Level Test (receptive) | 第78-88页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅵ Vocabulary Level Test (productive) | 第88-93页 |
| Published Papers | 第93-94页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第94页 |
