| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12页 |
| ·Definition of Relevant Concepts | 第12-16页 |
| ·Notion of Mental Lexicon | 第12-14页 |
| ·Word Association Test | 第14-16页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Basis and Relevant Researches on Mental Lexicon | 第18-32页 |
| ·Learning Information Processing Theory and Cognitive Theory | 第18-21页 |
| ·Information Processing Theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Long-Term Memory | 第19页 |
| ·Interference Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Verbal Learning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Theories of Mental Lexicon | 第21-29页 |
| ·Organization and Access of L1 Mental Lexicon | 第21-25页 |
| ·Relationship Between L1 and L2 Mental Lexicon | 第25页 |
| ·Representation of L2 Mental Lexicon | 第25-27页 |
| ·Lexical Development in L2 | 第27-29页 |
| ·Relevant Researches on Mental Lexicon | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Investigation and Analysis of College Students’L2 Mental Lexicon | 第32-46页 |
| ·Investigation of College Students’L2 Mental Lexicon | 第32-35页 |
| ·Questions Investigated | 第32页 |
| ·Subjects Investigated | 第32-33页 |
| ·Research Method | 第33-35页 |
| ·Analysis of College Students’L2 Mental Lexicon | 第35-46页 |
| ·The Overall Analysis of Response Patterns | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Specific Analysis of Response Words | 第38-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Strategies for College English Vocabulary Teaching | 第46-60页 |
| ·Informing Students Some Knowledge on Mental Lexicon | 第46-47页 |
| ·Teaching Students to Use Dictionary Correctly | 第47-49页 |
| ·Avoiding Using L1 in L2 Teaching | 第49-50页 |
| ·Guiding Students to Learn New Words in Context | 第50-53页 |
| ·Teaching Words in Specific Culture | 第53-55页 |
| ·Teaching Students to Build Word Network | 第55-57页 |
| ·Guiding Students to Reorganize L2 Mental Lexicon | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第60-62页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第62页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-68页 |
| Appendix A: 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix B: 词汇联想测试 | 第70-71页 |
